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Through collaborative research on contraceptive effectiveness and safety, capacity-building training activities, interventions to improve maternal and child care, and programs to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Family Health International's work in Guatemala has encompassed nearly all areas of reproductive health. We have worked to increase access to contraception, to validate and ensure the quality of the country's contraceptive stock, and to promote opportunities for educational information exchanges among providers, program planners and policy makers.

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  • A multi-country FHI study comparing the safety and efficacy of the no-scalpel puncture vasectomy technique with the standard incision technique found that the no-scalpel method was as effective as the standard incision method. The study found significantly fewer complications with the no-scalpel method. Additionally, men in the no-scalpel group reported less pain during the procedure and in the early follow-up period, and reported resuming sexual intercourse sooner after surgery than those sterilized with the standard incision technique.

  • FHI builds local capacity by training key Guatemalan Ministry of Health providers from throughout the country in contraceptive service provision. FHI has conducted training-of-trainers workshops in collaboration with the Obstetrics and Gynecology Society of Guatemala (AGOG) and the Asociación Guatemalteca de Mujeres Médicas (AGMM) to establish a core group of Guatemalan trainer/presenters who can train providers on current contraceptive service provision research.