week 3-BirthControl Flashcards
(51 cards)
How long has BC been used for?
When did methods become available?
Since ancient times
mid 19th century
Who is Margaret Sanger?
-leader of family planning
-introduced the diaphragm
-founded the american birth control league
When were IUDs created?
1960’s
1970s
Congress established the national family planning program – Title X
What does title X do?
Provides funding and support for comprehensive family planning services and STD care free or based on income.
What affects BC: and we are behind other countries for which reasons?
-Product liability lawsuits
-Antifamily planning activism
-Feminist pressure
-Religious pressure
-Political groups
-Consumer groups
-Lengthy FDA tape
-Too little knowledge
-Too little money
What is BC defined as?
-Purposeful regulation of conception or childbirth
-Voluntary avoidance or delay of childbirth/pregnancy
-Use of devices, chemicals, abortion or other techniques to prevent or terminate pregnancy
Reasons to use BC?
-Personal convenience
-Economics
-Social values
-Lifestyle
How long is the reproductive lifespan?
40 years
What are the factors that enhance or impair contraceptive behavior?
Age
Maturity
Marital status
Desire
Cultural and religious beliefs
Medical Hx
Presence of medical/physical limitations
Costs
Partner input
Previous experience
Frequency of intercourse
Effectiveness
Safety
Confidence
Lactation status
Costs
Partner input
Previous experience
Frequency of intercourse
Effectiveness
Safety
Confidence
Lactation status
What are some methods of birth control?
COCs
Progestin only
Postcoital methods
Barriers
Vaginal spermicides
IUDs
Fertility awareness method
Coitus interruptus
Lactational amenorrhea method
Sterilization
Abortion
What are some management considerations for BC?
-Client must participate in choosing method
-She must be an informed user
-Informed consent
-Carefully screen for contraindications
-Set aside counseling time
-Be trained in client’s choice
What are some management considerations for BC?
-Presentations in client language
-Be aware of local myths
-Use teaching checklist
-Instruct male/female anatomy
-Provide client with method-specific teaching methods
What are some management considerations for BC?
-Explain factors that could put client at risk for method failures
-IF client chooses a method she is at risk for – recommend another
-If client chooses coitus interruptus – explain high risk days of fertility
-Provide oral and written instructions
-Encourage second method
What are some management considerations for BC?
-Advise client to keep sufficient supplies available
-Teach proper care and storage
-Barrier methods – good hand-washing before
-Ask for client to repeat information
-Inform about the availability of emergency contraception
Combined oral contraceptives
-Been on the market since 1960s
-60 million or more worldwide use this method
-Over 20 million American women
-Pill contains two primary components
**Estrogen and progestin
Estrogens
Ethinyl estradiol
Mestranol
Progestins
Eight different types
Desogestrel
Levonorgestrel
Norgestimate
Norethindrone
Ethynodiol diacetate
Drospirenone
Norgestrel
Norethindrone acetate
The newest progestins have very little
estrogenic or androgenic activity
Minipill (progestin only birth control pill)
MOA
-GNRH is suppressed
-Ovum/tubal transport is altered
-Cervical mucous thickens, inhibiting sperm transport
-99% effective
-Failures
Advantages of the minipill (progestin only birth control pill) MOA
-lighter, shorter, less painful menstrual periods
-take after giving birth even with breastfeeding
-able to get pregnant immediately after stopping the minipill
-does not affect sexual intimacy like barrier forms of BC
-It’s helpful for people who are unable to take estrogen-containing birth control pills
What are disadvantages of the minipill? MOA?
-irregular menstrual bleeding and spotting
-acne
-breast tenderness
-decreased sex drive
-depression
-headaches
-nausea
-ovarian cysts
Benefits of BC? noncontraception
-Improved menstrual characteristics
-Protection against ovarian or endometrial cancer
-Lower incidence of ovarian cysts
-Prevention of ectopic pregnancies
-Low incidence of endometriosis
-Some protection against std
-Low incidence of benign breast and fibroadenomas
-Reduction of acne/treatment of hirsutism/reduce i-ncidence of RA
symptoms of estrogen excess?
-N /V
-Bloating/edema
-HTN
-Migraine HA
-Breast tenderness
-Decreased libido
-Weight gain
-Heavy menstrual flow
-leukorrhea