Long-term contraception More Profitable?

HEALTH BLOG - Abandonment of the family planning program has resulted in the population proved to be uncontrollable.
If not treated immediately, which threatened not only food security but also the economy so that expanded the number of poor people. Long-term contraception is a major requirement to reduce the rate of population.

Compared with a pill or an injectable, long-term contraceptives such as IUDs or implants are less popular. According to BKKBN data is currently the most species chosen contraception is KB injection (48.2 percent) and 27.9 per cent pill.
In fact, long-term contraception is highly recommended for those who want to space pregnancies or do not want to increase the number of children. Understanding of society even though contraception is getting better, but according to the Midwives Sri Helmi, many women are reluctant to wear a long-term contraception.
"Most chose KB injection because of the price. KB implant or IUD is still considered expensive, for those lower-middle economy they do not want to spend money big enough to contraception," said Sri Helmi when met at his clinic in the area Pondong Pinang Jakarta, Tuesday ( 7/8).
In everyday practice any patient who requested service according to implant only two to five patients a month. While requesting the KB injections every month could reach 300 people in klliniknya.
Short-term contraception such as a monthly injection or three months, he could make long-term sick if it is done. "If the age of 30 years has had three children and did not want to add more, have a long reproductive age. Want to how many years he was injecting KB each month, so in the middle of the road can happen to get pregnant again," he added.
World Health Organization (WHO) also mentions that of 200 million pregnancies per year, about 38 percent of which is not desirable. Though an unwanted pregnancy can make a child's growth is not optimal.

That's why, according to Sri Helmi, each new mothers are now directed to choose a long-term contraceptives such as IUDs or implants. Contraception is practical and has a sufficiently high effectiveness.

Contraceptive implants, implants are now available in the form of a rod that is more practical. Rod-shaped contraceptive measuring less than 3 cm will be inserted into the skin of the arm to prevent pregnancy for three years.

"When properly implanted, implant contraceptive method is effective for up to 99 percent with a failure rate of only 1 in 100 women who use it," said Juan C. Arjona Ferreira, a senior lecturer in diabetes and endocrine from Merck as quoted by WebMD. In addition, the effectiveness of implants in restoring fertility KB is also very high.

As with other hormonal contraceptives, according to the Midwives Sri Helmi, implant method also has side effects such as obesity, migraine, and often causes the wearer is not menstruation. "There were patients admitted increased appetite," he said.

Disadvantages of this method of implant is relatively expensive cost factor of having to use a small dose of anesthetic and a special knife. Cost ranges from $ 500 thousand to one million. Even so, in fact the government has provided free family planning services at health center or government hospital.
source:Kompas.com - Abandonment of the family planning program has resulted in the population proved to be uncontrollable. If not treated immediately, which threatened not only food security but also the economy so that expanded the number of poor people. Long-term contraception is a major requirement to reduce the rate of population.

Compared with a pill or an injectable, long-term contraceptives such as IUDs or implants are less popular. According to BKKBN data is currently the most species chosen contraception is KB injection (48.2 percent) and 27.9 per cent pill.
In fact, long-term contraception is highly recommended for those who want to space pregnancies or do not want to increase the number of children. Understanding of society even though contraception is getting better, but according to the Midwives Sri Helmi, many women are reluctant to wear a long-term contraception.
"Most chose KB injection because of the price. KB implant or IUD is still considered expensive, for those lower-middle economy they do not want to spend money big enough to contraception," said Sri Helmi when met at his clinic in the area Pondong Pinang Jakarta, Tuesday ( 7/8).
In everyday practice any patient who requested service according to implant only two to five patients a month. While requesting the KB injections every month could reach 300 people in klliniknya.
Short-term contraception such as a monthly injection or three months, he could make long-term sick if it is done. "If the age of 30 years has had three children and did not want to add more, have a long reproductive age. Want to how many years he was injecting KB each month, so in the middle of the road can happen to get pregnant again," he added.
World Health Organization (WHO) also mentions that of 200 million pregnancies per year, about 38 percent of which is not desirable. Though an unwanted pregnancy can make a child's growth is not optimal.

That's why, according to Sri Helmi, each new mothers are now directed to choose a long-term contraceptives such as IUDs or implants. Contraception is practical and has a sufficiently high effectiveness.

Contraceptive implants, implants are now available in the form of a rod that is more practical. Rod-shaped contraceptive measuring less than 3 cm will be inserted into the skin of the arm to prevent pregnancy for three years.

"When properly implanted, implant contraceptive method is effective for up to 99 percent with a failure rate of only 1 in 100 women who use it," said Juan C. Arjona Ferreira, a senior lecturer in diabetes and endocrine from Merck as quoted by WebMD. In addition, the effectiveness of implants in restoring fertility KB is also very high.

As with other hormonal contraceptives, according to the Midwives Sri Helmi, implant method also has side effects such as obesity, migraine, and often causes the wearer is not menstruation. "There were patients admitted increased appetite," he said.

Disadvantages of this method of implant is relatively expensive cost factor of having to use a small dose of anesthetic and a special knife. Cost ranges from $ 500 thousand to one million. Even so, in fact the government has provided free family planning services at health center or government hospital.

source: kompas.com

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