Contraceptive counseling

Therapy selection should be individualized and based on the patient’s specific needs and global related health risks. Clearly,for the management of these cases and the individual risk evaluation, specific competence is necessary about each particular pathologic entity and the possible contraceptive action.

In fact,  the superficial evaluation can lead to refuse a safe contraceptive method when suitable, or to prescribe a hormonal contraceptive when hazardous. Adherence and continuation are fundamentally important to the successful use of hormonal contraception (43,44).

Expert and accurate counselling can help women to achieve adequate informations, choosing the contraceptive method corresponding to their expectations. We   believe   that   this   patient   procedure   might   motivate   more consistent contraceptive taking and encourage its regular use (12,14).


Rosa Sabatini and Raffele Cagiano
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Pharmacology General Hospital Policlinico-University of Bari, Italy

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