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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Deciding on a method of natural family planning.

AUTHORS

Kmietowicz Z

SOURCE

COMMUNITY NURSE. 1997 Jan;2(11):30-1.

ABSTRACT

Natural family planning (NFP) methods require a woman to recognize the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of

her ovulation in order to identify the fertile and infertile phases of her menstrual cycle and subsequently avoid

pregnancy. NFP methods are used to help recognize or predict ovulation which occurs 12-16 days before the onset

of menstrual flow. Once an egg is released from a woman's ovary, it may be fertilized within 12-24 hours. A woman's

monthly fertile phase is therefore rather short. A very small proportion of reproductive age women choose to use

natural methods of family planning. The temperature method, the cervical mucus method, the calendar method, and

the sympto-thermal method are discussed as various NFP options. There is also a new system which measures the

levels of hormones in a woman's urine to determine when she can and cannot get pregnant. With Persona, a pocket-

sized computer manufactured by Unipath, women need to check their urine using a test stick for approximately 8 days

each month. The device then indicates to the woman whether or not she may have sexual intercourse without risk of

pregnancy. The Family Planning Association reports that Persona has a 98% efficacy rate if used as directed. This

new method broaden's women's contraceptive choices, is non-invasive, effective, and teaches women about their

reproductive cycle. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 534-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Deciding on a method of natural family planning.", is(are)

Kmietowicz Z. The source of this article is "COMMUNITY NURSE. 1997 Jan;2(11):30-1.". This article was published

in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 534-06. All rights reserved with

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