Temu praises family planning way

Health and HIV/AIDs Minister Sir Puka Temu told Parliament that the latest method of family planning being introduced, the birth control implant, has a positive outcome of protecting women from pregnancy.
Sir Puka was responding to Nawae MP Kennedy Wenge’s questions over concerns raised about the effects of the implant method.
He said according to the finding of a study which was presented at the Medical Symposium in Madang last week, carried out by a group of doctors, the implant was the most effective method of family planning despite some side effects experienced by women.
“It has a good contribution to assist families with spacing their children,” Sir Puka said. “The study found that women using that family planning method had side effects, including dizziness and itchiness, but there have not be any cases of death.
“The implant can be removed if the couple wish to have another child or in the event the woman is unable to contain the side effects.