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Control natal y planificación familiar

Definición:

Cualquiera sea la forma de control natal que la persona elija depende de muchos factores diferentes, incluyendo la salud, la frecuencia de las relaciones sexuales y si desea o no tener hijos.

Nombres alternativos:

Anticoncepción; Planificación familiar y anticoncepción

Información:

Estos son algunos de los factores a tener en cuenta al seleccionar un método anticonceptivo:

CONDONES

ESPERMICIDAS

DIAFRAGMA Y CAPUCHÓN CERVICAL

ESPONJA VAGINAL

PÍLDORAS ANTICONCEPTIVAS COMBINADAS

LA MINI PÍLDORA

LA PÍLDORA DE LOS TRES MESES (SEASONALE)

IMPLANTES DE PROGESTÁGENO

INYECCIONES HORMONALES

PARCHE CUTÁNEO

ANILLO VAGINAL

DISPOSITIVO INTRAUTERINO (DIU)

PLANIFICACIÓN FAMILIAR NATURAL

LIGADURA DE TROMPAS

VASECTOMÍA

EL ANTICONCEPTIVO DE EMERGENCIA ("PÍLDORA DEL DIA SIGUIENTE")

MÉTODOS NO CONFIABLES

SE DEBE CONSULTAR CON EL MÉDICO SI LA PERSONA:

Referencias:

Johansson ED. Future developments in hormonal contraception.  Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2004 Apr;190(4 Suppl):S69-71.

US Food and Drug Administration. Birth Control Guide . Rockville, MD: FDA Office of Public Affairs; December 2003.

Shulman LP. Advances in female hormonal contraception: current alternatives to oral regimens. Treat Endocrinol . 2003;2(4):247-56.

Roddy RE, Zekeng L, Ryan KA, Tamoufé U, Tweedy KG. Nonoxynol-9 gel did not improve protection against sexually transmitted infections in condom users. Evidence-based Obstetrics & Gynecology . 2002; 4(4): 177-178.

Mishell DR Jr. State of the art in hormonal contraception: an overview. Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2004; 190(4 Suppl): S1-4.

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