Contraception

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Contraception: For patient education (Integrative approach to Contraception)

University of Michigan Japanese Health Program Academic Fellow, Hiroshi Tomo, M.D.

Introduction

This time, as the first issue of the learning materials Web only Japanese Visitor doctors and student direction, you have selected a method of birth control.

For contraception, the classical method of contraception a convenient and inexpensive condoms, basal body temperature method, and a 腟外 ejaculation in the subject, modern contraceptive methods with high contraceptive effect IUD (intrauterine contraceptive) pill, and sterilization in Japan spread of has remained low. 14.2% of women experienced a population abortion, repeat abortions also extends to 23.6% of them in the statistics of Japan. You are and to leave men contraception, avoidance of unwanted pregnancy is difficult. In addition, HIV infected people's increasing in developed countries it is only Japan. '40 Be delayed in the United States, low volume oral contraceptives was released in 1999 in Japan. In 2000, additional copper IUD was also released, but compared from the world, it is obvious Japan on whether lagged behind how in the field of contraception and family planning. In the method of emergency contraception that said, "do not let me know is stupid, it's not known sin" to the widely spread in the world, those that are publicly approval does not exist. In Japan, there are some cases that are not available at this time, but that it will introduce methods of contraception that have been released one after another in 1998 and later in the United States, it will be a chance to think about the issue of birth control in Japan in the future.

It is believed that in order to avoid sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, doctor role we should play is heavy.

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Note: This module was originally developed by U-M Department of Family Medicine Japanese Family Health Program fellow, Hiroshi Tomo, M.D., in 2009. It is maintained by faculty member, Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A. Last updated: April 2014.

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