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Table 5. Summary of Client Assessment Requirements for All Contraceptive Methods

 

ASSESSMENT

NFP,
LAM or WITHDRAWAL

BARRIER METHODS
(Condom or Diaphragm) or Spermicides

HORMONAL METHODS
(COCs, CICs, POPs, PICs or Implants)

IUDs

VOLUNTARY STERILIZATION
(Female/Male)
Reproductive Health Background

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
GTIs/STDs History

No

No

No

Yes

Yes
Physical Examination
Female General (including BP)

No

No

Nob

Nob

Yes
Abdominal

No

No

Nob

Yes

Yes
Pelvic Speculum

No

No

Nob,c

Yes

Yes
Pelvic Bimanual

No

Yesa

Noc

Yes

Yes
Male (groin, penis, testes and scrotum)

No

No

N/A

N/A

Yes

a Required to size/fit diaphragm.
b If screening checklist responses all negative (NO), examination is not necessary.
c Only necessary if pregnancy is suspected and pregnancy test is not available.

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