Clearblue launches the Natural contraception Monitor.
at European level the Spanish women are the ones showing more concerned about the side effects of your current hormonal contraception.
-Contraceptive methods most used by the Spaniards are the condom, followed by the pill and the vaginal ring
-the vast majority of Spanish women used the same contraceptive method for years, but 77% would be willing to change to a method of contraception free of side effects
-contraception Clearblue Monitor El is a natural method, non-invasive, with a touch screen to help couples with a stable relationship without side effects
Madrid, April 2012.- at European level, the Spanish are women who are more concerned about the side effects of your current hormonal contraceptive method. Most use the same method for years and 77% (1) would be willing to change to a method of contraception free of side effects. For these women, Clearblue launches the Natural contraception Monitor, a method of non-invasive, with a touch screen to offer a new choice without side effects to couples with a stable relationship.
The contraception Clearblue Monitor acts in harmony with the body of women, monitoring the hormonal changes to identify the days of the cycle in which pregnancy is very likely.
In the words of the DRA. Mª José RodrÃguez Jiménez, expert on contraception of the SEGO (Spanish society of gynaecology and obstetrics): each woman has a different need in what refers to contraception depending on the stage of life in which it is located. For this reason, we are pleased to share new alternatives to help couples to choose the most suitable contraception method depending on the time of your life. This Natural Monitor is a new option for those women with a stable relationship who experience side effects with other methods, also that seeking natural solutions and non-invasive, or who want to prepare his body for a maternity hospital in the medium term ”.
Overview of the use of contraceptives in Spain
On average, Spanish women maintain their first sexual intercourse before the age of 17, and one year is when they begin to use contraceptive methods. The figure of the gynecologist is the main source of information for Spanish women, though 20% also seek Council in conversations with friends, family or on the internet. The methods most used by the Spaniards are the condom, followed by the pill and the vaginal ring. The main reason for using condoms is the absence of side effects and sexual disease prevention. As for the pill, is identified as a method more convenient and easy to use, not half the pleasure of relations.
However, one in three women expressed their discontent with the contraceptive method used and have you thought about changing in the next twelve months. The main reasons to do so include side effects, 42% of feminists acknowledge having suffered on occasion and almost all of them is concerned about the adverse effects of its current hormonal contraceptive method. In addition, this is the highest percentage among the surveyed European. United Kingdom are 70%, in Italy 58% and half of the women surveyed in Germany.
By countries, the most frequent problems mentioned are: weight gain and fluid retention (also mentioned migraine headaches, stomach pains and disorders of sexual desire) in Spain; the increase in weight and the change of mood in United Kingdom; weight gain, the change of mood and Italy fluid retention; weight gain, changes of mood and sexual desire in Germany. For this reason, a large number of couples would be willing to change its method of contraception free of side effects, one so say it 79% of the Italian, 77% of the Spanish, 74% of the German, 66% of the French and 64 per cent of the British.
Clearblue: contraception Monitor
The contraception Clearblue Monitor is a method of natural contraception which acts in harmony with the woman’s body. Therefore, it has no side effects, does not involve the use of drugs and is easy to use. It presents a new interactive touch screen that facilitates its use and the reading of the results. The new monitor works with an algorithm predicted on the basis of the levels of two hormones (LH and E3G) identified in urine due to a simple test strips. Thus it is capable of giving a daily outcome of easy reading.
– green days indicate that the user can have sex without using contraception.
– Red days indicate that the user has a high risk of getting pregnant and must abstain from relations sex.
– the days of evidence indicate that the wearer has to do a test to see if it is in a dRed ED or a green day. During the first cycle, be asked to the user to test for 16 days, in the following cycles, for 8 days.
The Monitor has a reliability of 94% (2), and it is important that the couple take the decision to move method taking into account this fact.
For more information about the contraception Clearblue Monitor, click here .
Clearblue company also collaborates with the SEGO (Spanish society of gynaecology and obstetrics) at various educational activities whose aim is to train Spanish women, mainly between 20 and 40 years, on everything related to ovulation, conception and pregnancy.
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References
(1) U & A study in UK, Spain, Italy and Germany, November 2010. Study carried out by Ipsos on 300 sexually active males and 300 females of 18 – 65 years in each of the following countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain and France, in August 2010.
(2) This means that if 100 women use the contraception Clearblue Monitor during a year, could expect 6 become pregnant because they have sex a day in which the contraception Clearblue Monitor incorrectly shows have no risk of becoming pregnant (green day). The contraception Clearblue Monitor is to be reliable by 94%, must not have sex red days. It is much more likely to become pregnant if you have sex a day red, even if you are using a contraceptive method of barrier, such as a condom.
