Effectiveness Of Family Planning Methods Chart

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EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY PLANNING METHODS
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*The percentages indicate the number out of every 100 women who experienced an unintended pregnancy within the first year of typical use of each contraceptive method.
MOST
After procedure, little or nothing to do or remember.
Once in place, little or nothing to do or remember.
Use another method for first 3 months (Hysteroscopic, Vasectomy).
EFFECTIVE
Female
Male
Implant
Intrauterine Device (IUD)
(Vasectomy)
(Abdominal, Laparoscopic, and Hysteroscopic)
0.2%
Less than 1
LNG
pregnancy per
0.05%
0.5%
0.15%
100 women
0.8%
in a year
Copper T
Get repeat injections on time.
Take a pill each day.
Keep in place, change on time.
Use correctly every time you have sex.
Patch
Ring
Injectable
Pill
Diaphragm
6-12
pregnancies per
100 women
SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI
SAT
6%
9%
9%
9%
12%
1
in a year
2
3
4
Use correctly every time you have sex.
Male Condom
Female Condom
Withdrawal
Sponge
12%
18 or more
Nulliparous Women
21%
22%
18%
pregnancies per
24%
100 women
in a year
Parous Women
Fertility Awareness-Based Methods
Spermicide
Condoms should always
JANUARY
be used to reduce
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Abstain or use
the risk of sexually
28%
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
24%
condoms on
transmitted infections.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
fertile days.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
LEAST
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
EFFECTIVE
Other Methods of Contraception: (1) Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM): is a highly effective, temporary method of contraception; and
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(2) Emergency Contraception: emergency contraceptive pills or a copper IUD after unprotected intercourse substantially reduces risk of pregnancy.
Adapted from World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs (CCP). Knowledge for health project.
Family planning: a global handbook for providers (2011 update). Baltimore, MD; Geneva, Switzerland: CCP and WHO; 2011; and Trussell J. Contraceptive failure in the United States. Contraception 2011;83:397–404.

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