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Contraceptive counselling – the provision of information and assistance in choosing a method that meets a woman’s needs and preferences, which FIGO prioritised in our postpartum family planning programme – has radical potential to increase use of modern methods and reduce discontinuation rates.
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What is quality family planning counselling?
FIGO's Dr Anita Makins contributes to WHO Technical Consulation - Evidence for Contraceptive options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) in Zambia
Evidence for Contraceptive options and HIV Outcomes
Despite the availability of highly effective methods of contraception, many pregnancies are mistimed or unintended. These pregnancies may carry a high risk of morbidity and mortality, particularly in settings where safe abortion is not accessible or where quality obstetric services are not vailable for those women continuing a pregnancy to term.
Many of these unintended pregnancies can be avoided using emergency contraception. Emergency contraception refers to contraceptive methods that can be used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills
Rati Kala Rajbanshi, Nepal, shares her experience of postpartum IUD and why she believes women need to be empowered to make their own choices about family planning.
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Empowered decisions: PPFP in Nepal
FIGO’s Postpartum Intrauterine Device (PPIUD) Project has been running in Nepal since 2015 in association with the Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG).
The initiative trains healthcare providers in postpartum family planning counselling and the insertion of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUD).
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Informed choices: PPFP in Nepal
In March 2019, the U.S. government expanded its ban on foreign aid to organisations providing family planning services that include safe abortion or advocacy for abortion rights.
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The expanded 'global gag rule'
Results from the ECHO trial have found no link between injectable contraceptives and risk of HIV infection, but the need for quality contraceptive care remains vital.
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ECHO Trial Results
Adolescents and young people consistently lack access to sexual and reproductive health services, in spite of youth champions calling for expanding contraceptive choice and education.
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Adolescents and youth call for SRHR
New WHO guidelines expands contraceptive choice for women at high risk of HIV
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HIV risk no barrier to contraceptive choice
FIGO recently completed the third round of dissemination workshops on Medical Eligibility Criteria and Selected Practice Recommendations for contraceptive use (MEC and SPR), in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Developing guidelines for family planning