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Family Planning and Related News from K4Health—The New Knowledge for Health Portal (now under development):
Contraceptive Myths and Realities
Having trouble combating myths about contraceptives? What do you say to someone who believes that oral contraceptives collect in the body? Or that male condoms do not prevent HIV?
The answers to these and over 60 other myths about contraceptive methods can be found at IPPF's Contraceptive Myths and Realties Database.
For each myth, the database lists facts and counseling messages—examples of what counselors from various countries say to clients. Can't find a myth, or the answer to a myth? Have a counseling message to contribute?
Send them to medtech@ippf.org or Kiran Asif for possible inclusion in the database.
(The content of the Contraceptive Myths and Realities Database was prepared by the INFO Project with technical review by IPPF.)
A Treasure Trove of Resources on HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration
Where can you find research on: Dual method use and discordant couples, Female-Controlled Methods of HIV/Pregnancy Prevention, Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention, and Integrated Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health?
The June HIV/SRH Integration Newsletter contains links to the latest research on these topics and much more. The newsletter also features a report from the Catholic Relief Services on promising practices
for HIV integrated programming and five other resources, as well as information about the 11th International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections World Congress, Africa 2009, Cape Town, South Africa,
November 9-12, 2009.
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- Making the Case for U.S. International Family Planning Assistance

- Elements of Family Planning
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- Family Planning Wall Chart
- Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers (2008 Version)
- HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration
- End Violence against Women
- Implants Toolkit
- Injectables Toolkit
- Interagency Youth Working Group
- IUD Toolkit
- MAQ Web
- Postabortion Care website
- Reproductive Health Gateway






