Family planning includes all methods applied for couples to have as many children as they want when they want and to prevent pregnancy when they do not want to.

There are natural and modern methods of protection. Modern protection methods can be grouped as condoms, birth control pills, mini pills, morning-after pills, monthly injections, 3-month injections, subcutaneous implants, vaginal ring, intrauterine device, hormonal IUD, surgical ligation of tubes or surgical ligation of sperm ducts.

There is no protection method offered as the golden protection method. After the patient is evaluated, the most appropriate treatment and the most appropriate protection method for that patient can be suggested by talking to the patient. The success rates of each protection method, possible effects, side effects and possible changes in the body should be shared with the patient.