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“So when are you planning to start a family? <\/span><\/p>\n This is a common question that a young couple or newlyweds will be asked when they have been married for some time without having a child.<\/span><\/p>\n And indeed this is an important question to consider if you are planning to have children, as the implications of having a family are undoubtedly far reaching.<\/span><\/p>\n The most apt family planning definition is to control the number of children you have, and the timing and intervals between their births, by means of using contraceptives or voluntary sterilization.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Nowadays there are many options available and it may be a daunting prospect to try and determine what might work best in your particular situation.<\/span><\/p>\n Or perhaps you have some doubts and family planning questions as to the safety of certain methods, or about the whole subject of family planning after marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n Knowing the right questions to ask about family planning or questions about family planning methods is a must for couples who are entertaining the idea of starting a family. The best family planning advice would not only answer your questions but would also help you identify new ones.<\/span><\/p>\n As a couple if you are seeking help in trying to find answers to certain family planning questions like how family planning works? What are the best family planning tips? What are the best family planning methods? What should be your primary family planning considerations?<\/span><\/p>\n This article will seek to lay some of those doubts and fears to rest as we discuss the most frequently asked family planning questions, as well as some not so frequently asked questions, on the topic of family planning, as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n These family planning questions would most certainly be able to satisfy most of you queries and prepare you for what lies ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n It is important for every sexually active adult to consider and discuss family planning, or birth control issues . This is not only for the purpose of <\/span>preventing unwanted pregnancies<\/span><\/a>, but also to plan the timing of conception for wanted pregnancies.<\/span><\/p>\n In this way, you can attempt to plan for every baby. The spacing between siblings is also important and can be regulated through appropriate planning.<\/span><\/p>\n In bygone eras, birth control options were severely limited, and couples could expect to keep on conceiving children throughout their fertile years, possibly up to twelve or even fifteen pregnancies!<\/span><\/p>\n However, now that there have been such advances in this area, the importance of family planning is that it gives couples the opportunity to exercise their responsibility and choices in this significant area of their life.<\/span><\/p>\n When you plan your family carefully, taking into consideration how many children you would like and how far apart you would like them to be, there are definite advantages. Firstly, there are health benefits for both mother and child.<\/span><\/p>\n If children are spaced at least two or more years apart, this gives the mother’s body time to recover before going through another pregnancy, and she is better able to care for each individual child in their early months.<\/span><\/p>\n Secondly, there are economic benefits when you can plan to have only as many children as you know you will be able to provide for adequately.<\/span><\/p>\n Thirdly, through wise family planning you can have your children while you are still in your twenties or early thirties, thereby reducing the health risks involved in having a pregnancy after the age of thirty-five.<\/span><\/p>\n Some of the key family planning questions revolve around the disadvantages of family planning. Depending on what method of family planning you use, there may be a few disadvantages to take into consideration where so called side effects are concerned.<\/span><\/p>\n This is especially true when using hormonal birth control such as the contraceptive pills or injections, implants, patches or vaginal rings. Although many women use these methods happily with no ill effects at all, for some women there may be some noticeable complications or adverse reactions.<\/span><\/p>\n The most common of these may include weight gain, dizziness, nausea and headaches. In more serious cases, which rarely occur, there may be strokes, blood clots or ectopic pregnancies.<\/span><\/p>\n After reading that, you may be thinking that the best option is the natural family planning method (more on that later). It is true that this method gives no side effects, but bear in mind that it is only about 75% effective, so you would have at least a 25% chance of having an “unplanned” pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n There is a wide variety of family planning options available. These can be broadly divided into the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n By now you may be wondering, what on earth did they do in the olden days before all these modern methods were discovered? Surely family planning is an age-old concern, and our forefathers and mothers must have had their own ideas and methods.<\/span><\/p>\n By 1873 condoms and diaphragms had become available, but before that the main methods of family planning were:<\/span><\/p>\n Attempted and failed abortions were also prevalent and posed a serious health risk to mothers.<\/span><\/p>\n Prolonged breastfeeding was a method in some cases whereby the mother was able to prevent or stall falling pregnant again while she was still breastfeeding.<\/span><\/p>\n The natural method, also known as the calendar method or the rhythm method would have been the most widely used traditional attempt at family planning.<\/span><\/p>\n Although natural family planning was used in the past, these days with all the research that has taken place, we have much more knowledge and technology at our disposal to make this a more viable and effective method than it was for our predecessors.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>1. Why is family planning important?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/span>2. What are the advantages of family planning?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>3. What are the disadvantages of family planning?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>4. What are some different types of family planning?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/span>5. What are some of the traditional methods of family planning?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>6. How does natural family planning work?<\/span><\/h2>\n