title: Contraceptive method mix menu: providing healthy choices for women.
abstract: This article addresses expansion of the contraceptive method mix, in the specific context of underserved women in developing countries who, like all women, expect to maintain their health status while successfully regulating their fertility. It is a critical review of the health implications of the contraceptive methods most commonly included on a menu of options and includes fertility awareness methods as essential non-supply method options where barriers currently exist for supply methods.
authors.affiliation: UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Greenwell
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D012449:Safety; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral