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Overview:
Natural Family Planning:
avoiding conception through intercourse during a woman's
menstrual cycle when she is likely to become pregnant.
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What Is Natural Family
Planning?
 Natural
family planning by periodic abstinence isn't a single method,
but a variety of methods used to avoid conception. Each method
is designed to help a couple figure out which days during
a woman's menstrual cycle she is likely to become pregnant.
At those times, couples can practice birth control by avoiding
intercourse. There are 3 principal methods of family planning
by periodic abstinence:
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Basal body temperature
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Ovulation method (Rhythm) |
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Symptothermal method
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 Your
physician or other healthcare professional can provide
you with detailed information about these methods to avoid
conception. While
more effective than no birth control at all, natural family
planning has a high failure rate — because even the
most regular menstrual cycle can vary from month to month.
It is perhaps the least effective birth control method.
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What
You Should Know About Natural Family Planning and Conception
If you choose to use this method to avoid conception, make sure you and your partner
talk to your physician or other healthcare professional.
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