RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57670117
T1 Chapter 3. Family Planning
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57670117
RD 2024/04/16
AB Your  patient  is  a  25-year-old  married  woman  who  wants  to  postpone  having  children  for  another  2  years  while  she  finishes  graduate  school.  She  and  her  husband  are  currently  using  condoms,  but  would  like  to  change  to  something  different.  She  is  in  good  health  and  does  not  smoke.  It  is  now  your  opportunity  to  discuss  with  her  all  the  methods  available  to  prevent  pregnancy.  First,  you  determine  what  she  knows  about  the  methods  and  if  she  has  any  preferences.  She  tells  you  that  she  is  specifically  interested  in  either  the  hormonal  vaginal  ring  (NuvaRing)  (Figure  3-1)  or  the  newest  intrauterine  device  that  releases  a  hormone  (Figure  3-2).  Then  you  participate  in  shared  decision  making  as  she  comes  up  with  the  method  that  best  fits  her  lifestyle  and  health  issues.