Contraception decision-making: what matters to you, and changing your mind
Working out what you actually need from a method, what privacy and cost do to the choice, and what happens when you switch or stop.
What this course is for
Four short lessons for anyone choosing a method, or wondering whether to change the one she has. It covers deciding what matters to you before anybody offers you anything, the practical constraints nobody asks about, what switching and stopping involve, and how to be heard in a short appointment. It does not recommend a method; that needs your medical history. Written by AskHer's editorial team from published guidance, and not yet signed off by a clinician registered in India — which is why no clinical reviewer is named. This is general education, not advice about your own situation, and it does not replace seeing a clinician.
- Lessons
- 4 lessons
- Length
- about 0.7 hours
- Formats
- Text
- Level
- No prior knowledge assumed
Languages, before you enrol
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- Reviewed and available now
- English
What you will be able to do
- List what you need from a method before a conversation starts, in your own order
- Weigh privacy, cost and getting hold of it as part of the decision rather than after it
- Describe what switching or stopping involves, and what your cycle tends to do
- Say the thing you came about, and ask again if the first answer did not fit
No prerequisites. This course assumes nothing and starts from the beginning.
Course contents
4 lessons · about 0.7 hours
- 1 Free to read
Deciding what matters to you, before anybody offers you a method
Six things the decision usually turns on, and why writing them down first changes the appointment.
10 min · Text
- 2 Free to read
Privacy, cost and actually getting hold of it
The practical constraints that decide whether a method works in real life, and what the public system provides.
10 min · Text
- 3 Free to read
Switching, stopping, and what your cycle does next
Changing your mind is ordinary; the practical part is the overlap, and what to expect afterwards.
11 min · Text
- 4 Free to read
Saying it in the room, and what to do if you are not heard
How to open, what to do when you are offered something that does not fit, and when to ask again elsewhere.
9 min · Text
On the same learning path
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