In 1978, the Bangladesh family planning program launched a national program of outreach services that continues to the present. Young married women were hired and trained to visit women in their homes, offer contraceptive services, provide information, and support sustained use over time.

With the introduction of female condoms that can be used exclusively by women at the time of intercourse, the conventional latex condom, which is worn over the penis, can now be termed as the male condom.

The Copper-IUD -- Cu-T 200 -- is a reliable, safer simple and cost effective method of contraception.

India has been the first country in the world to have a national family planning programme.

The Indonesian Ministry of Health approved the general use of Norplantâ implants in January 1986, and the process of introducing them into the national program was begun in 1987.

The preference of couples worldwide for a male or female child is an age-old phenomenon. In many developing countries, including India, the preference for sons is strong and has influenced fertility to a large extent.

Never before in History have so many People used contraceptive technology to regulate and control their fertility.

Despite an early and strong commitment by the government to the family planning programme, Bangladesh has achieved modest success in increasing the level of contraceptive prevalence. For instance, the use of contraception has increased from 12.7 percent in 1979 to over 25 percent in 1985 [1].

The search for explanations for the high rate of fertility in India has led many to theorize the link between poverty and fertility. Several micro-studies have affirmed the hypothesis of positive association between poverty and fertility.

Oral contraceptive pill registered 72 - 75% of the overall contraceptive usage ever since it was introduced in Malaysia. Most of the oral contraceptive pills available contain 30 mcg of Ethinyl Oestradiol and a standard progestogen, which ranges from Levanogestrel, Desogestrel and Gestoden.