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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Natural family planning.

AUTHORS

Davis MS

SOURCE

NAACOGS CLINICAL ISSUES IN PERINATAL AND WOMENS HEALTH NURSING.

1992;3(2):280-90.

ABSTRACT

Fertility-aware couples can use natural family planning (NFP) to prevent pregnancy or to time intercourse so

conception occurs. Fertility awareness also helps in diagnosing and treating premenstrual syndrome, infertility, and

abnormal patterns. NFP can be 89% effective (comparable to that of barrier methods) when couples are properly

trained and strictly follow NFP techniques. The rhythm or calendar method consists of numerical calculations based

on previous menstrual cycles. Menstrual cycle charting involves keeping records of the last 6-12 cycles to predict

future cycles. It is undependable during postpartum, lactation, and at the end of the childbearing years, however.

The basal body temperature (BBT) method includes women measuring their temperature every morning before rising.

A fall in BBT usually comes 12-24 hours before ovulation. Examination of the cervical mucus also helps to identify

fertile days. Mucus during fertile days is clear, plentiful, elastic, thin, and slippery and forms a thin strand at least 6

cm long when placed between 2 fingers. These qualities facilitate sperm mobility through the cervix. The sympto-

thermal method is a combination of the previous methods. It also takes into consideration other signs and

symptoms of fertility such as intermenstrual pain. Breast feeding also provides some protection against pregnancy

but can be unreliable. A major disadvantage of NFP is other methods are more effective. Some advantages include

it being immediately reversible, safe, and increases fertility and infertility awareness. If a couple is interested in

using NFP to prevent pregnancy, health providers or counselors must make the time to conduct the extensive training.

NFP success hinges on user's motivation and their ability to interpret signs and symptoms of fertility.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 1567-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Natural family planning.", is(are) Davis MS. The source of

this article is "NAACOGS CLINICAL ISSUES IN PERINATAL AND WOMENS HEALTH NURSING. 1992;3(2):280-90.".

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