Medical Students’ Knowledge of Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning

Danis, Peter G.; Kurz, Sally A.; Covert, Laura M.

doi:10.3389/fmed.2017.00065

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“…Currently, professionally conducted cycle observation forms are a valuable source of information on the reproductive health of a woman, and are also used in the process of diagnosis and treatment of menstrual disorders or infertility. They are primarily used for the proper targeting of diagnostics, in accordance with the observed disturbances in fertility bio-indicators, and for determining the appropriate day of hormonal tests, in accordance with the patient's individual cycle, as well as the correct initiation of treatment with hormones of the first and second phase of the cycle (Kicińska, Stachowska and Wierzba, 2020;Danis , Kurz, Covert, 2017).…”

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The history of Fertility Awareness Methods

Stachowska¹,

Kicińska²,

Wierzba³

2022

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Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) are based on the observation of physiologically occurring symptoms, so-called fertility indicators, which include: cervical mucus, basal body temperature (BBT) and changes in cervical morphology/consistency. Observations of clinical symptoms in a female patient, which change depending on periodic hormonal fluctuations, were used to determine the first and second phases of the menstrual cycle and the period around ovulation. For many years, FAMs have been successfully used by women who want to plan their motherhood in accordance with their beliefs and chosen lifestyle, in an ecological manner, without pharmacological intervention or unnecessary medical treatments.FAMs have developed over the centuries and are now a well-documented field of reproductive medicine. Initially, FAMs were used only as a tool for planning or postponing the conception of a child, now they are more and more often perceived as an effective and easy-to-use tool in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of the therapy of cycle disorders and infertility. The aim of the study is to present the history of FAM development, to present groundbreaking discoveries and people to whom we owe the current state of knowledge about the symptoms of human fertility. A review of the medical literature was made, also referring to historical works, which included information on breakthrough discoveries in the field of human fertility. The selection of literature was made on the basis of a review of original papers and review publications in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases with the use of the following keywords: „Fertility Awareness Methods”, „Family Planning” and the „Pearl index”.

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The history of Fertility Awareness Methods

Stachowska¹,

Kicińska²,

Wierzba³

2022

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“…Other studies have shown that medical students or residents are unlikely to include FABMs in curriculum or learning experiences. 5 , 25 , 26 Several providers noted a lack of time for FABM counseling within existing clinical schedules. This barrier mirrors a similar reported time barrier for other contraceptive services, including same-day insertions of intrauterine devices or vasectomy, 27 and methods such as Standard Days Method can be provided within the typical visit time frame, particularly if written materials are also available.…”

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“…Besides contraceptive uses, FABMs may also be used by women or couples to achieve a pregnancy or monitor health conditions, such as polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility. 5 In turn, they must accept that these methods may be less effective than some other methods and are especially susceptible to imperfect use. People who use FABMs deserve transparent information about their effectiveness, benefits, and challenges.…”

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A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Health Care Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Around Fertility Awareness-Based Methods in Title X Clinics in the United States

Webb

Cheng

Simmons

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Women's Health Reports

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Objective: To understand how Title X providers currently engage with fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) for pregnancy prevention in Title X clinics across the United States. Materials and Methods: We developed a survey to assess knowledge of fertility for purposes of pregnancy prevention, attitudes toward FABMs use for pregnancy prevention, and practices when patients request FABMs for pregnancy prevention. Results: In total, 329 participants who met all inclusion criteria completed the survey. Respondents were generally highly knowledgeable on fertility, felt neutrally toward FABMs or thought they were a nonviable option for most women, and were likely to respond to patient requests for FABMs for pregnancy prevention by providing information. Qualitative responses included several barriers to provision of FABMs for pregnancy prevention and few successes to provision. Conclusions: Fertility knowledge and discussion of specific methods increased with the number of methods included in the clinic's written materials or with the number of different FABMs someone at that clinic had been trained on. Significant clinician or administrative barriers may exist to offering FABMs to patients. Incorporating up-to-date information on a range of FABMs-rather than treating them as one method-into contraceptive counseling represents an opportunity to increase the contraceptive offering for clients who want them, leading to increased patient satisfaction and successful family planning outcomes.

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“…Disclosing non prescriber status during residency interviews: A survey of MedPeds Programs Brian C. Bamberger, MD, MPH, PGY-5 1 1…”

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confidence: 99%