Family Planning For Women

There is a wide variety of choices when it comes to Family Planning for Women at Maaya Specialty Hospitals Chennai, supervised by an experienced OB-Gyn and Laparoscopic surgeon Dr. Inthu M.  Her competency and experience lie in making the effortless diagnosis of the patient’s condition, friendly patient counseling, and providing tailored family planning care to the women.  The hospital is equipped with a state-of-the-art facility, trained staff, and the latest tools and techniques to deliver advanced family planning and birth control care.

What is Family Planning?

Family planning is the ability of an individual or couple to predict and achieve the desired number of children and the interval and timing of childbirth. It is achieved by the use of contraceptive methods and involuntary infertility treatment. Family planning services include counseling and education, preconception care, screening, and laboratory testing, and other related family planning methods.

What are the methods of family planning for women?

The types of birth control to be used include:

• Oral contraceptives: The pill and the mini-pill ( Birth Control pill available without prescription)
• Patch
• Vaginal ring
• Diaphragms Or Cervical Cap ( the doctor or nurse fits one to the shape of woman’s vagina)

Barrier Methods of Birth Control

Female condoms are inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse. To prevent pregnancy, you should always wear a condom during sexual intercourse. These condoms can be found in most drug and grocery stores. There are family planning clinics that offer free condoms.

• Male condom: It stops the sperm from getting inside woman’s body.
• Female condom: It is worn by the woman; the female condom prevents sperm from getting inside the woman’s body.

Other Methods

Intrauterine Device (IUD)

Copper T intrauterine device (IUD) is a small device that is of a “T” shaped form and it is placed inside the uterus to stop t pregnancy. It can stay in the uterus for up to 10 years.

Hormonal Methods

It includes an implant of intrauterine device (IUD), injections, vaginal rings, pills, and skin patches.