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Family Planning

For many individuals and couples, family planning is an important and sometimes stressful process, whether the pregnancy itself is planned or unplanned. “Nearly half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, 1 and unintended pregnancy is linked to many negative outcomes for both women and infants” (Healthy People). Healthy People 2030 focuses on reducing unintended pregnancy by increasing use of birth control and family planning services. I chose family planning as my topic because many individuals are not aware of them any resources that are available to them.

Patient Scenario

My patient is an 18 year old female who is in excellent health. She has a boyfriend and is sexually active and visits her primary care provider regularly for preventative care. This patient is seeking an easy way to help prevent an unplanned pregnancy as she has recently had a pregnancy scare. The Ovia app would be a beneficial resource for my patient as she is not interested in taking medications and is looking to go about this process in the most natural way possible. “Natural family planning is the utilization of fertility awareness to either prevent or achieve pregnancy” (Sung, S & Abramovitz, A., 2022)……..Continue