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This handbook, based on WHO’s Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, offers clinic-based health care professionals the latest comprehensive guidance on providing family planning. Chapter 4 focuses on progestin-only injectables and includes information on all aspects of provision, including screening for medical eligibility, instructions for correct use, and explanations of common myths about injectables and how a provider can support continued use of the method. Chapter 5 focuses on providing monthly injectables.
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WHO Upholds Guidance: Women With or at Risk of HIV Can Safely Use Hormonal Methods
WHO released a statement on February 16, 2012, upholding guidance indicating that women with HIV or at high risk of HIV can safely use hormonal contraceptives, including injectables, to prevent pregnancy. However, WHO is instructing health care providers to strongly advise such women who decide to use progestin-only injectables to also always use male or female condoms for protection against HIV. Read more about WHO's statement.
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