Family planning

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Combined oral contraceptives. Introduced in 1960, "the Pill" has played an instrumental role in family planning for decades.
Combined oral contraceptives. Introduced in 1960, "the Pill" has played an instrumental role in family planning for decades.
Family planning is often used as a synonym for the use of birth control, though its connotations are somewhat different. It is most usually applied to the circumstance of a monogamous female-male couple who wish to limit the number of children they have and/or to control the timing of pregnancy (also known as spacing children). The phrase family planning is most frequently used to mean that the couple uses birth control to plan having children, rather than preventing pregnancy entirely.

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Birth control
Comparison:Comparison of birth control methods
Behavioral:Avoiding vaginal intercourse: Anal sex, Oral sex, Non-penetrative sex, Masturbation, Abstinence
Including vaginal intercourse: Fertility awareness, Rhythm Method, Withdrawal, Breastfeeding infertility
Barrier:Condom, Female condom, Diaphragm, Cervical cap, Lea's Shield
Spermicide:Contraceptive sponge
Hormonal:Combined: Combined oral contraceptive pill ('the Pill'), Contraceptive patch, NuvaRing, Combined injectable contraceptive
Progestogen only: Progestogen only pill ('minipill'), Depo-Provera, Norplant/Jadelle, Implanon
Anti-estrogen:Ormeloxifene (a.k.a. Centchroman)
Intra-uterine:IUD (copper or progestogen), IUS (progestogen)
Post-intercourse:Contraception: Emergency contraception (pills or copper IUD)
Abortion: Surgical abortion, Medical abortion (RU-486/abortion pill)
Sterilization:Male: Vasectomy
Female: Tubal ligation, Essure

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