[HOW TO] Avoid Pregnancies: Implanon®, A New Innovation in Contraceptive Methods in the Philippines

Hormonal Contraceptive Implant

›       In the Philippines, adolescent fertility rate is moderate at 44.4 reported births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years.

Most of the early and adolescent pregnancies occur in young Filipino women in the ages of 15-19.

Between the years 2000 - 2010, the National Statistics Office reported a 65% increase in adolescent and early pregnancies.

28.7% of adolescents age 15-19 use contraceptives. 19.8% of the 28.7% uses modern methods of contraception whereas 8.8% uses traditional methods.Source: 2006 Family Planning Survey (FPS), DOH (Philippine Health Statistics 2009)

Injectables (DMPA) and pills are widely used in the country of many women to control and plan for their families. How about implants? Do you hear any about of these? Do you experience painful menstruation? Or do you want to change your daily routine taking pills? Let’s find out how this implant may help you.

Tension and Trauma Release Exercise, First in the Philippines: “A Post-Catastrophe Program”

Muscle Shaking! Another Stress Reliever!

Trauma and Tension Release Exercise

Did you ever experience trauma, tension, social-violence, losses of your love ones, and stress? Yes, of course, each one of us experiencing stress in daily life situation.  

PSORHN and HHCL members together with Dr. Michael Manginelli
L-R: Andrei dela cruz, Lino Blanco, Sarah Ubalde, Dr. Mike Manginelli, Erick Bernardo & Jef Villamin. 

Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses (PSORHN) and Helping-Hand Central Luzon (HHCL) are lucky enough to joined this first ever Trauma and Tension Release Exercises (TRE) last January 29 – 31, a 3-day training for the trainers first batch held at OCCI, Emerald Building, Ortigas Center Pasig City. This training was initiated by Human Care Development to train trainers in order to reach the Typhoon Haiyan, Bohol Earthquake survivors and Zamboanga Crisis.

Sex: One of the Physiological Needs under Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Physiological needs are the physical requirements for human survival. If these requirements are not met, the human body cannot function properly and will ultimately fail. Physiological needs are thought to be the most important; they should be met first.

Air, water, and food are metabolic requirements for survival in all animals, including humans. Clothing and shelter provide necessary protection from the elements. While maintaining an adequate birth rate shapes the intensity of the human sexual instinct, sexual competition may also shape said instinct. (Wikipedia)