Moving towards the goals of FP2020 - classifying contraceptives.

ABSTRACT: With the renewed focus on family planning, a clear and transparent understanding is needed for the consistent classification of contraceptives, especially in the commonly used modern/traditional system. The World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) therefore convened a technical consultation in January 2015 to address issues related to classifying contraceptives. The consultation defined modern contraceptive methods as having a sound basis in reproductive biology, a precise protocol for correct use and evidence of efficacy under various conditions based on appropriately designed studies. Methods in country programs like Fertility Awareness Based Methods [such as Standard Days Method (SDM) and

SUBMITTER: Festin MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5032916 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature