Family planning is "the capability of individuals and couples to expect and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. It is accomplished through contraceptive methods and the treatment of reflexive infertility.
Ensuring access for all people to their preferred contraceptive methods advances several human rights, including the privilege to life and liberty, the autonomy of opinion and expression, the space to work and education, and fetching significant health and other benefits.
The benefit of contraception prevents pregnancy-related health risks for women, especially for adolescent girls. When births are separated by less than two years, the infant mortality rate is 45% higher than when deliveries are 2-3 years apart and 60% higher than when births are four or more years apart.
Contraceptive Methods:
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is a group of contraception methods that provide very effective contraception. They are long-acting methods that don't require you to do anything to prevent a pregnancy every day or every time you have sex. Additionally, LARC methods are immediately reversible when removed.
LARC includes Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) and Contraceptive Implants.
Different LARC work in different ways. A few are mentioned below:
Hormonal implants:
They last for three years and work by preventing eggs from being released from the ovaries (ovulation) and thickening the mucus in the cervix (the neck of the uterus) so that the sperm cannot enter the uterus.
Hormonal IUDs:
They last for five years and work by being poisonous to the egg and sperm, making the mucus in the cervix dense so that sperm can't get into the uterus, and changing the lining of the uterus, making it less suitable for pregnancy. They also sometimes stop the ovaries from releasing an egg.
They last for 3 to 10 years (depending on the model) and work by being tainted to the egg and sperm, slowing the transport of the egg to delay the chance of sperm and egg meeting, and changing the lining of the uterus to make it unable to support a fertilized egg. There are various types of IUDs created catering to the needs of individuals.
They last up to 5 years (SMB TCu 380Ag). These IUDs are a small, soft, flexible Y-shaped plastic frame with a copper-silver wire wound around the vertical stem. The copper wire has a silver core, which enhances the properties of the device. SMB Corporation of India is a leading supplier of Silver IUDs in India and exports to over 140+ countries. Their IUD product range especially the Silver IUDs is the most trusted product across the world.
Effectiveness of LARC:
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the effectiveness of methods is measured by the number of pregnancies per 100 women using the technique per year.
Contraceptive plans are classified by their effectiveness as commonly used into: Very effective (0–0.9 pregnancies per 100 women); Effective (1-9 pregnancies per 100 women); Moderately effective (10-19 pregnancies per 100 women); Less effective (20 or more pregnancies per 100 women)
LARC are all more than 99% effective, and there is a rapid return to normal fertility as soon as LARC is removed.
Who can use LARCs?
Women of any age can use LARC. Females can effectively use it:
- Who can't use contraception holding estrogen due to other health issues
- Experience side effects with estrogen such as nausea or breast tenderness
- Own migraines
- Smoke cigarettes
- Have never had a baby
- Are breastfeeding or newly had a baby
- Have lately had an abortion
- Are obese
- Have epilepsy or HIV
- Have provocative bowel disease or diabetes
Before beginning a LARC, your doctor or nurse will need to review your overall health for LARC. A professionally qualified doctor or nurse must insert and remove all LARCs. Get detailed information about Copper IUDs, Silver IUDs, and their effectiveness.