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Updates on contraceptive technology. Part 2

Mario Festin

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

July 31, 2017 - Geneva

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Festin M. Updates on contraceptive technology. Part 2. Paper presented at: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research; 2017 Jul 31; Geneva.

See also: Updates on contraceptive technology. Part 1 - Mario Festin.

Topics covered

1. IUDs (copper bearing)
2. LNG IUS
3. Male and female condoms
4. Other barrier methods
5. Fertility awareness, lactational amenorrhea
6. Emergency contraception
7. Tubal libation and vasectomy
8. Other methods

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.