background family planning (fp) program in pakistan has been struggling to achieve the desired indicators. despite a well-timed initiation of the program in late 50s, fertility decline has been sparingly slow. as a result, rapid population growth is impeding economic development in the country. a high population growth rate, the current fertility rate, a stagnant contraceptive prevalence rate a...

background: a bulk of contraceptives on the market is women-oriented today. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a medicinal herb, acacia nilotica on various parameters of male fertility using a rat model. methods: male wistar rats (n=40) were randomly divided in to two groups. one group received acacia nilotica, while the other acted as controls. ten animals from each group w...

background: none of the contraceptive methods are fully side-effect free. one of the side effects that commonly causes discontinuation is mood changes and depression. the present study aimed to compare the depression between contraceptive methods including low-dose estrogen (ld) combined pills, condom and intrauterine devices (iud). materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 216 women w...

objective: the aim of this study was to determine men’s knowledge, attitudes and practice towards family planning in a province of north-eastern turkey. materials and methods: this descriptive research was carried on 801 volunteers amongst men of reproductive age living in a city with a total population of 80,000 men. data were gathered using a self-administered questionnaire that addressed men...

abstract background: in malaysia, contraceptive prevalence rate (cpr) during past three decades has been steady, with only 34% of women practicing modern contraception. the aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with modern contraceptive practices with a focus on spousal communication and perceived social support among married women working in the university. materials and me...

Providing care for our patients that is based on the best available evidence, and integrating that evidence with our patients’ values in the context of family and community, should be the goal of every family physician. In two studies in this issue of Family Medicine, Ramos et al and Schwartz et al study how we do (and too often do not) apply the best available evidence. Their work builds on th...

background: when family planning programmes offer a wide variety of contraceptives, contraceptive prevalence would be higher overall. objective: to determine the acceptability of cyclofem© and to evaluate its side effects and continuation rate in iran. materials and methods: an introductory study of cyclofem© was conducted in seven districts of kerman province, the largest province of iran, in ...

CONTEXT The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a decision-making tool to be used by providers and clients during family planning visits to improve the quality of services. It is important to examine the tool's usability and its impact on counseling and decision-making processes during family planning consultations. METHODS Thirteen providers in Mexico City were videotaped with fami...