Prepare for failure of contraceptives: Expert<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A family planning consultant called for better
\npublic education on the use of contraceptives, especially
\nregarding the possibility of failures.<\/p>\n
\"We have always said that (family planning) is a human effort,
\nand cannot be guaranteed 100 percent,\" said Ieda Purnomo Sigit
\nSidi, also a noted psychologist.<\/p>\n
If a contraceptive fails, she said, women should be educated
\nenough to help them face an unplanned pregnancy.<\/p>\n
\"Doctors must help in counseling the women, who may face a
\npersonal conflict of not wanting a baby but not being able to
\nreject it either,\" Sidi said. \"The mother's psychological
\ncondition could affect the baby's wellbeing in the future.\"<\/p>\n
Sidi, a consultant at the National Family Planning Board, was
\ncommenting on a report of a woman demanding that her obstetrician
\nbe held responsible when she fell pregnant despite
\nhim administering contraceptive injections.<\/p>\n
The injection method has a failure rate of 0.001 percent, an
\nofficial at planning board said.<\/p>\n
The Kompas daily quoted the doctor, Sabaruddin, as saying that
\nhe had written to the manufacture of the contraceptive injection,
\nasking whether the product was outdated.<\/p>\n
The woman, who was unnamed, was discovered to be pregnant when
\nshe came for her second injection on April 11.<\/p>\n
She had first received the three-monthly injection six weeks
\nafter delivering her last child December 7, and had then said she
\nhad not engaged in intercourse.<\/p>\n
The manufacturer told Sabaruddin, a former head of the
\nIndonesian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the
\ninjections were still in good condition and that the
\nmanufacturers, therefore, could not be held responsible for its
\nfailure.<\/p>\n
However, they said contraceptive injections should be
\nadministered five days after delivery. This statement is
\ncontradictory to the instructions on the package which said it
\nshould be first injected on the fifth day of a women's cycle or
\nsix weeks after giving birth.<\/p>\n
They said the injection, made in the United States, received
\napproval from the Food and Drug Association in 1992. They also
\nreportedly rejected Sabaruddin's suggestions that the
\ninstructions be changed as they would have to apply for approval
\nagain.<\/p>\n
Sabaruddin was not available for confirmation yesterday. (anr)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prepare-for-failure-of-contraceptives-expert-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }