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Introduction to fertility control, contraception and family planning

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The Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Health Care (FSRH) is an organisation that is separate from but which works closely with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to set the standards of practice, training and assessment needs of the specialty. Many of the documents referred to in this tutorial are on the (FSRH website).

Fertility control is important to the majority of the population at some point during their lives. Contraceptive methods can benefit both the general and reproductive health of women. The avoidance and management of unplanned pregnancies is a key issue for our society today.

This tutorial will help you to learn more about the range of safe, effective, acceptable family planning technologies and interventions available to both women and men. Particular emphasis is given to UK practice, with consideration of relevant legal and ethical issues; and factors which influence an individual’s choice, for example concurrent disease such as breast cancer.

Learning objectives

When you have completed this tutorial you will be able to:

  • understand the ethical and legal issues relating to contraception and induced abortion
  • take a history and counsel about contraceptive techniques, sterilisation and unplanned pregnancy
  • understand the management of emergency contraception and termination of pregnancy
  • assess and manage a woman with contraceptive problems
  • complement the development of clinical skills relating to the insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices, fitting of cervical caps and diaphragms, as well as first trimester termination of pregnancy

With thanks to Ipas for providing content for this e-tutorial. Ipas are a not-for-profit organisation who aspire to protect women's health and aspire to advance women's rights.

Last updated: 28/07/10 (tutorial reviewed and updated by Mr Rabeih Elghorori)

22/12/09 (MVA demonstration video – courtesy of Ipas – added to the MVA demonstration video section)

03/11/09 (Text and an animation about manual vacuum aspiration added to the Surgical methods of induced abortion - first trimester section)

22/01/09 (BJOG paper added in the Termination of pregancy – Further reading section)

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