World contraception day

World contraception day, let’s talk about the topic that’s sensitive to men and women.Having worked in healthcare and spent a lot of time with doctors, clinician’s nurses and radiographers here is what I know for sure.Women go to extreme levels to prevent pregnancy,the same can’t be said for men.Most will just say they don’t want a baby and that will be all they will contribute to the conversation.Where I come from they will even tell you what not to use.Take an IUD for example,they will say they don’t want it because they can feel it and I don’t think I have ever heard anything that doesn’t make any sense.Thats a conversation for another day.Some will tell you not to use any because it will make you dry on your lady parts. That information they will have gotten from the most non-reliable source ever.But hey he calls the shorts so now the woman will be stuck with either having kids she can’t afford or go to extreme measures to find a method she can hide.
Women it is your responsibility to prevent pregnancy,if not for anything for the fact that 90% of a babies responsibility will be on you until they can talk and walk.Unless you are a deadbeat mum in which case that’s a different conversation.Babies are alot of work and you deserve to have them when you are ready.There are so many side effects that will come with the many methods available so make sure you get all the information you can get from your healthcare provider.No method is 100% you need to make sure your partner knows that.Have a conversation about what would happen should it fail.Listen to everything they say and what they don’t say so you are in the know about where you stand.The science sorrounding the family planning methods is actually less information than the myths available.Focus on the science,focus on the facts and more importantly listen to your body. Whenever something changes ,find out what can be done about it,find out the extend it can go and for the love you have for yourself tell your healthcare providers the truth.From the onset of getting a family planning method be honest about your cycle,number of partners previous history of using emergency pills.Tell us about any chronic illness you might have.This will help us in determining which method would be better ,there’s no such things as best.The best method is abstaining 🤷🤷.