Family Planning and The Best Contraception Methods

In our times, the contraception usage and the voluntary fertility control has the great importance to whole society. From a global perspective, all of us currently face the crisis of rapid population growth that has begun to threaten human survival. By scientific data, without using any contraception methods, the population of the world will double in less than 40 years (if it will continue to grow with a present rate – but, unfortunately, its growth is progressive!). That’s why the world population now facing a great hazard to the human being at the not-so-far future!

So, in the modern era each couple should take the responsibility and look very closely at their family planning!

One or both members of a couple should use contraception to avoid pregnancy temporarily or sterilization to prevent pregnancy permanently. Induced abortion (elective termination of pregnancy) can be used to correct failures of contraception. The couple’s decision to begin, prevent, or interrupt an unwanted pregnancy may be influenced by professional counseling, prenatal diagnosis or genetic counseling.

Contraception Methods and Techniques

The contraception methods most commonly used in the USA and Western Europe are:

Barrier contraception methods

• Diaphragms and Cervical Cap
• Condoms
• Intrauterine devices (IUD)

Chemical and hormonal contraceptives

• Oral steroid contraceptive pills
• Subdermal Contraception Implants
• Spermicidal contraception (sperm-killing contraception agents)

Natural contraception methods

• Withdrawal (coitus interruptus)
• Periodic abstinence

Surgical Contraception

• Female surgical sterilization
• Male surgical sterilization

While choosing one of the contraception methods, the advantages and disadvantages of each contraception technique should be explained by the specialist, so that the woman can choose the one most suitable contraception type for herself and her partner. Many factors affect rates of contraception usage failure, such as:

• Age (see Contraception in Teenagers)
  
• Level of education
• Degree of motivation
• Professional follow-up

All of them are inversely related to the contraception failure rates.

In general, contraception methods used at the time of coitus (eg, diaphragm, condom, foam, sponge, withdrawal) are more effective in theory than in practice.

Overall effectiveness of contraception is greater with methods unrelated to coitus (eg, oral contraceptives, IUDs) because patient involvement is simpler. Over a period of years, pregnancy use rates are <1%/yr for oral contraceptives, IUDs, and subdermal implants and about 5%/yr for coitus-related methods.

Before choosing your own contraception method, it is strongly recommended to get an advice from your physician or other licensed specialist!

Also see Comparisone Rate of Contraception Methods  or use other links on the page to get more information.