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- Kirsten M. Vogelsong, PhD
- UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research Development =
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Research Training in Human Reproduction
- Training Course in Reproductive Health Research
- Geneva 2006
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- Knowledge of fertility
- Self-reliance
- Independence from medical services
- Freedom from drugs and devices
- Freedom from side-effects and risks
- Reduced or no costs
- Communication and intimacy with partner
- In line with religious and/or cultural norms
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- No protection from STIs/HIV (except abstinence)
- Requires training by qualified instructor
- Unforgiving of incorrect use
- Requires consent, co-operation of partner
- Less effective for women with irregular cycles
- Requires regular monitoring and recording
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- Understanding basic information about fertility and reproduction
- Identifying signs and symptoms of fertility during the woman’s ferti=
le
cycle
- Applying this information, discussing it with a partner and health
providers
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- Fundamental to understanding and making informed decisions about fam=
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planning choices and reproductive health
- Fundamental to understanding and using natural family planning,wheth=
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to avoid or plan a pregnancy
- Helps women and couples value and protect their fertility and
reproductive health
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- Abstinence
- Withdrawal
- Periodic Abstinence/Rhythm
- Lactational Amenorrhea
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- World wide contraceptive use (Married Women of Reproductive age)
- Contraceptive No. of users Users First year failure rate
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(Millions) (%) (%) - Typical use
- Total users 648 61.9
- Female sterilization 210 20.1
0.5
- IUD 156 14.9 0.8
- Oral contraceptives 82
7.8
5.0
- Condom 53 5.1 14.0
- Male sterilization 43 4.1
0.15
- Injectables 27 2.6
0.3
- Vaginal barriers 4.2 0.4 20.0
- Withdrawal 32 3.1 19.0
- Rhythm 27 2.6 25.0
- Lactational Amenorrhea 0=
.2 UN
Population Division, 2001
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- Refrain from all penetrative sexual activity
- Effective in preventing pregnancy and STIs/HIV
- Effective programs can be targeted to young people and unmarried adu=
lts
in order to delay first sex and reduce the number of partners
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- Has been in use for centuries
- Only male-initiated natural method
- Failure rates 4-17% (perfect-typical use)
- Prevalent and effective in several countries
- Reasons for use:
- concerns about side-effects of other methods
- partner preference
- no cost
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- Periodic Abstinence refers to a variety of methods used to prevent
pregnancy
- Based on identifying the woman’s fertile days
- Abstinence OR avoiding unprotected sex during the fertile days preve=
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pregnancy
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- Of married women world wide using some form of family planning,
approximately 15% claim to be using a form of periodic abstinence.=
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- Use is based on assumptions
- The oocyte (egg) lives for 1 day in the female reproductive tract
- The sperm can live for 4-5 days in the female reproductive tract
- ovulation occurs about 14 days before the next menses
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- Uses calculations to determine the fertile period of each cycle
- A variety of calculations are used.
- Efficacy ranges between 85-91% in the first year of use
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- EXAMPLE
- Client #1’s last 6 cycles ranged in length from 27 to 30 days
- She is taught the 11-18 rule: she will subtract 18 from the number of
days in her shortest cycle (27-18=3D9) and 11 from the number of day=
s in
her longest cycle (30-11=3D19).
- Her fertile period is determined to be between days 9 and 19 of her =
next
cycle.
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- Simple fertility awareness-based method
- No calculation or observation
- “Standard rule” or “fixed window”
- Identifies days 8-19 of the cycle as fertile
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- The method is designed for women with regular cycles 26-32 days long=
- The necklace has 32 beads
- #1 is red
- #2-7 are brown
- #8-19 are white
- #20-32 are brown
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- Multi-site prospective efficacy trial recently completed
- Services provided through existing programs in Peru, Bolivia and the
Philippines
- Clients followed monthly for 13 cycles
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- Correct use
- (w/abstinence)
- Correct use
- (abstinence + other method)
- Typical use
- (Correct + non-compliant)
- Cumulative probability of pregnancy over 13 cycles
- 4.8%
- 5.7%
- 12.0%
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- Sensitize and train providers
- SDM is easy to learn and use
- Many couples are willing and able to use the method correctly
- Involving men is needed for successful use
- Many men can and do support use of SDM
- The necklace is an effective tool
- Some will prefer to use with other methods
- Correct use increases over time
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- Rely on the observation of signs and symptoms of fertility
- Signs are induced by hormones and include:
- cervical secretions
- cervix
- basal body temperature
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- Observation of more than one indicator of fertility
- Cervical secretions and temperature
- Position and feel of cervix; calendar
- Probability of pregnancy between 2-20%
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- Simple observation-based method
- Based on the presence or absence of cervical secretions
- If a women notices any secretions on the current or previous day, th=
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she is probably in her fertile phase
- If she notices no secretions on either day, then she is probably not
fertile
- Clinical trials ongoing to test efficacy
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- Post-partum breastfeeding to achieve contraception
- Suckling stimulates the production and release of prolactin and
B-endorphin
- Prolactin inhibits LH synthesis and release; endorphins suppress GnRH
release, and therefore ovarian stimulation is inhibited and Ovulatio=
n is
blocked
- Efficacy is up to 98% for 6 months
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- The Future
- Continue to simplify and test simple methods
- Mainstream methods into programs
- Streamline the training and follow-up
- Methods to assist in determining the fertile window
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- Uses urinary metabolites and a computer chip to identify the beginni=
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and end of the fertile time
- Can predict the fertile window 94% of the time
- Currently available in certain European countries
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- BIOSELF
- Monitors temperature and cycle day
- Detects the fertile window in over 90% of cycles
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- For More Information:
- Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health http://www.i=
rh.org
- The Fertility Awareness and Natural Family Planning Service UK http:=
//www.fertilityuk.org
- The Billings Ovulation Method of NFP http://billings-centre.ab.ca/=
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