The Contraceptive Methods

It is of paramount importance to find the birth control method which best suits an individual. There is a large number of available contraceptive methods nowadays, and choosing birth control might seem difficult. There are some medicines that may stop hormonal contraception working. That is why a patient needs to pick extra contraception in order to avoid pregnancy, select another method of contraception, or use this contraceptive method in another way. The article under consideration is devoted to choosing treatment for the 26-year-old patient Claudia who has requested a reliable birth control. It is pertinent to point out that this patient suffers from seasonal allergies. It should be emphasized that the patient’s drug allergies, Sulfa, might cause a rash. These problems have also been taken into consideration in the process of establishing treatment goals. As the patient did not want to discuss sterilization, only those methods which might not influence the patient’s reproductive system has been investigated thoroughly.

1. What are your treatment goals for Claudia today?

It should be highlighted that the main goal is to achieve reversible, effective, and accessible birth control for this patient. The right selection of contraceptive modality might help avoid the risks of unintended pregnancy. In addition to this, it is required to limit the seasonal allergies. Appropriate allergy treatment is based on the medical history of Claudia and her allergy tests. These two aims are significant in order to make Claudia sure that she has a normal life.

2. What are two possible contraceptive methods for Claudia? Please give brief rationale for each.

The two contraceptive methods which might be proposed to Claudia are birth control ring and birth control shot. The birth control ring (AKA NuvaRing) is a safe, simple, and affordable birth control method that prevents pregnancy by releasing hormones into a body. It should be emphasized that the ring contains the hormones estrogen and progestin, which are similar to hormones a body makes naturally (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). The other contraceptive method is the birth control shot. The depo shot (AKA Depo-Provera) is an injection that a person gets every 3 months. Such injection has the hormone progestin, which helps patients to prevent ovulation. Moreover, it also works by making cervical mucus thicker (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). In a case if there is no egg in the tube, a woman cannot become pregnant.

3. Pick one method and list five (5) patient-centered teaching points for the method you chose today.

The method that has been selected is the birth control ring. The five (5) patient-centered teaching points are the following:

• This method is 99.7 per cent effective when a person wants to prevent pregnancy;
• This method is a suitable alternative in a case when it is difficult to take a pill every day or when a patient is not comfortable to use implants or IUDs;
• Unscheduled bleeding is less likely to happen;
• The hormones are not digested. For this reason, there are no risks of it not working if a patient has diarrhea or vomiting;
• Those who use the ring are less anemic because of iron deficiency, and those who have anemia might show an improvement (Better Health Channel, 2014).

The vaginal ring is a type of contraception which work in preventing pregnancy is similar to the oral contraceptive method (pill). It releases synthetic forms of the natural hormones estrogen and progestogen.

To sum up, the available evidence provides a premise to believe that birth control ring and birth control shot seem to be the most appropriate methods of contraceptive to a patient with the regard of her seasonal allergies. After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of these methods, it was decided to select the birth control ring as the proposed contraceptive method.

References

Better Health Channel. (2014). Contraception – vaginal ring. The Victorian Government: Better Health Channel.

Planned Parenthood. (2018). Birth control ring. Planned Parenthood Website.

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The Contraceptive Methods

It is of paramount importance to find the birth control method which best suits an individual. There is a large number of available contraceptive methods nowadays, and choosing birth control might seem difficult. There are some medicines that may stop hormonal contraception working. That is why a patient needs to pick extra contraception in order to avoid pregnancy, select another method of contraception, or use this contraceptive method in another way. The article under consideration is devoted to choosing treatment for the 26-year-old patient Claudia who has requested a reliable birth control. It is pertinent to point out that this patient suffers from seasonal allergies. It should be emphasized that the patient’s drug allergies, Sulfa, might cause a rash. These problems have also been taken into consideration in the process of establishing treatment goals. As the patient did not want to discuss sterilization, only those methods which might not influence the patient’s reproductive system has been investigated thoroughly.

1. What are your treatment goals for Claudia today?

It should be highlighted that the main goal is to achieve reversible, effective, and accessible birth control for this patient. The right selection of contraceptive modality might help avoid the risks of unintended pregnancy. In addition to this, it is required to limit the seasonal allergies. Appropriate allergy treatment is based on the medical history of Claudia and her allergy tests. These two aims are significant in order to make Claudia sure that she has a normal life.

2. What are two possible contraceptive methods for Claudia? Please give brief rationale for each.

The two contraceptive methods which might be proposed to Claudia are birth control ring and birth control shot. The birth control ring (AKA NuvaRing) is a safe, simple, and affordable birth control method that prevents pregnancy by releasing hormones into a body. It should be emphasized that the ring contains the hormones estrogen and progestin, which are similar to hormones a body makes naturally (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). The other contraceptive method is the birth control shot. The depo shot (AKA Depo-Provera) is an injection that a person gets every 3 months. Such injection has the hormone progestin, which helps patients to prevent ovulation. Moreover, it also works by making cervical mucus thicker (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). In a case if there is no egg in the tube, a woman cannot become pregnant.

3. Pick one method and list five (5) patient-centered teaching points for the method you chose today.

The method that has been selected is the birth control ring. The five (5) patient-centered teaching points are the following:

• This method is 99.7 per cent effective when a person wants to prevent pregnancy;
• This method is a suitable alternative in a case when it is difficult to take a pill every day or when a patient is not comfortable to use implants or IUDs;
• Unscheduled bleeding is less likely to happen;
• The hormones are not digested. For this reason, there are no risks of it not working if a patient has diarrhea or vomiting;
• Those who use the ring are less anemic because of iron deficiency, and those who have anemia might show an improvement (Better Health Channel, 2014).

The vaginal ring is a type of contraception which work in preventing pregnancy is similar to the oral contraceptive method (pill). It releases synthetic forms of the natural hormones estrogen and progestogen.

To sum up, the available evidence provides a premise to believe that birth control ring and birth control shot seem to be the most appropriate methods of contraceptive to a patient with the regard of her seasonal allergies. After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of these methods, it was decided to select the birth control ring as the proposed contraceptive method.

References

Better Health Channel. (2014). Contraception – vaginal ring. The Victorian Government: Better Health Channel. Retrieved from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/contraception-vaginal-ring

Planned Parenthood. (2018). Birth control ring. Planned Parenthood Website. Retrieved from https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-vaginal-ring-nuvaring