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Sexual health and you is a patient information leaflet that explains the signs and symptoms of common STIs, and clues people up on how to avoid them in the first place.
#MyContraception.com website
The patient resource to support your contraceptive counselling before/after an office visit. It offers information about all available methods and how they compare, including hormonal IUDs.
Ask your patients to visit www.mycontraception.com when preparing for their next visit to your office.
Method quiz
Patients answer 5 simple questions about lifestyle, family plans, attitude towards hormones and menstruation preference. Most relevant methods based on answers are listed. Can be completed in less than 1 minute.
Ask your patients to complete the METHOD QUIZ as a conversation starter for their next visit with you.
Conversation guide PDF – downloadable pdf.
Helps your patients to come prepared for your contraceptive counselling. They can note their goals, preferences and other important medical topics on this 1-page guide.
Ask your patients to bring a completed CONVERSATION GUIDE along to their next consultation with you.
Period quiz
Patients answer 7 yes-or-no questions1,2,3 to get more clarity about how their periods affects their quality of life. If they answer 3 or more with yes, they will be asked to see you. Can be completed in less than 1 minute.
Ask your patients to complete the PERIOD QUIZ as a conversation starter about heavy menstrual bleeding, for their next visit with you!
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FlowCyclo® app – downloadable pdf.
Certified medical app; helps your patients, who are struggling with bleeding, to assess the quantity of their menstrual blood loss, using 2 methods to quantify menstrual blood loss:
- pictorgram-based relating visual appearance of stained towels/tampons to estimated blood loss or
- menstrual diary-based recording patient’s daily perception of their bleeding intensity.
Encourage these patients to download and use FlowCyclo® for one menstrual cycle.
- Magnay JL, Nevatte TM, O’Brien S et al. Validation of a new menstrual pictogram (superabsorbent polymer-c version) for use with ultraslim towels that contain superabsorbent polymers. Fertil Steril 2014;101(2):515–522. Return to content
- Haberland C, Filonenko A, Seitz C et al. Validation of a menstrual pictogram and a daily bleeding diary for assessment of uterine fibroid treatment efficacy in clinical studies. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2020;4(1):97. Return to content
MyIUS App – digital companion for Mirena® and Kyleena®
Supporting patients using Kyleena®, Mirena® or Jaydess® providing comprehensive IUS information, helping you manage their expectations, gaining insights into their bleeding and reminding them of their check-ups.1
The MyIUS info card provides instructions for downloading and access codes to activate the App. Encourage them to download and use the App.
- Karakoyun T, Podhaisky HP, Frenz AK et al. JMIR Med Inform 2021;9(7):e24633. Return to content
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Last updated on 19/04/2021