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Updates on contraceptive technology. Part 1

Mario Festin

From Research to Practice: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2017

July 24, 2017 - Geneva

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Festin M. Updates on contraceptive technology. Part 1. Paper presented at: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research; 2017 Jul 24; Geneva.

See also: Updates on contraceptive technology. Part 2 - Mario Festin.

Topics covered

1. Combined oral contraceptives
2. Injectable contraceptives, progestin-only
3. Injectable contraceptives, combined
4. Hormonal implants

Relevant online documents and resources

• Knowledge for Health—K4Health Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers.
• WHO. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use- 5th ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015.
• WHO. Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use- 3rd ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016.