The contraceptive system will be offered in Sus by the end of the year, says the minister

The method lasts up to three years; The price in the private network can reach R $ 4 thousand

THE Unified Health System (Sus) will offer a free hormonal system contraceptiveknown how I implone.

The incorporation of the method was approved on Wednesday 2 by the National Commission for the incorporation of technologies in Sus (Conitec) and the expectation is to provide 500,000 devices by the end of the year, according to the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha.

The plant, whose application on the private network can cost $ 4,000 ($ 1,000 for the device and $ 3,000 for the application), will be an option for adult women aged 18 to 49, who currently have only the Copper as a long -term reversible contraceptive.

Today, the footprint is made available by su Solo for specific groups, such as women who live with HIV/AIDS and the use of Dolutegravir drugs, patients who use talidomide or the treatment of tuberculosis with aminoglycosides, as well as women deprived of freedom and sexual workers.

THE Ministry of Health It should publish in the next few days the ordinance that makes official the incorporation of the contraceptive. From the publication, the technical areas are 180 days to make the offer, which provides for passages such as the update of the clinical guidelines, the acquisition and distribution of the aput and the training of professionals.

Contraception and public health policies

The gynecologist Ilza Maria Urbero Monteiro, president of the National Commission specialized in contraception to the Brazilian Federation of Associations in Gynecology And midwife (Febrasgo), underlines that the entity celebrates the novelty.

As the doctor explains, the greater the offer of contraceptive methods, the greater the possibility of obtaining adequate adhesion. “Expands the contraceptive coverage because there will always be a method that best suits the reality of every woman.”

THE Grandeur It is classified as a long -term reversible method and high efficacy (Lacin the acronym), as well as the Iud of copper and hormonal IUD. “These methods are considered more effective in reproductive planning because they do not depend on the continuous or correct use by the user, as with oral or injected contraceptives,” says the Ministry, in a note.

The portfolio also underlines that, in addition to preventing unrelated pregnancy, access to contraceptives contributes to Reduction of maternal mortalityin line with the Sustainable development objectives (SDG) from United Nations (a). The Brazilian goal is, by 2027, to reduce 25% of general maternal mortality and 50% among color women.

According to Ilza, the challenge is now to obtain the system to all women. “This will depend on the structure of SU, which we hope it will be increasingly organized. It is our possibility of spreading this method at national level.”

The method

The subdomal system is a small bat, about 3 cm long and 2 mm in diameter, containing Etonogen, a synthetic hormone that blocks ovulation.

The device is inserted into the woman’s arm during a consultationunder local anesthesia. Its mechanism of action involves two ways: it prevents ovulation and thickens the cervix mucus, which makes the sperm difficult to pass.

Each stick lasts up to three years, without interventions during this period. After this time, the system should be removed and, in case of interest, a new one can be inserted in the same consultation. Fertility returns quickly after removal.

Ilza underlines that the method is safe and highly effective: the bankruptcy rate is about 5 out of 10,000 women. However, it does not offer protection against sexual transmission infections (IST), which only do condoms.

The doctor also underlines that the contraceptive system should not be confused with hormonal systems that have anabolic steroids or androgenic hormones, often used for aesthetic purposes and called “Beauty chip”What is it Forbidden by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa).

Source: Terra

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