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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Natural methods of contraception.

AUTHORS

Chaudhuri SK

SOURCE

In: Practice of fertility control: a comprehensive textbook. 3rd ed., [edited by] S.K.

Chaudhuri. New Delhi, India, B.I. Churchill Livingstone, 1992. :36-48.

ABSTRACT

Definitely ineffective natural family planning methods are vaginal douching, sexual abstinence, and abnormal sex

acts. Coitus interruptus or withdrawal is one of the oldest means of fertility control. It involves ejaculation away from

the vagina and external genitalia. Couples practicing withdrawal should use another method during the most fertile

period. The male partner must practice considerable self control and be motivated to make withdrawal effective.

The first year failure ranges from 10-30/100 users. The rhythm method limits sexual intercourse to the infertile period

of the menstrual cycle. Women must know how to detect ovulation to use this method successfully. They can use

the calendar method, the basal body temperature (BBT) method, or the cervical mucus method. The calendar

method has a high failure rate and should not be used by women with irregular cycles. The BBT method involves

monitoring body temperature to detect a rise in temperature (0.5-0.8 degrees Fahrenheit) after ovulation. The cervical

mucus method requires women to note the change in cervical mucus from a scant and thick discharge to an

abundant discharge which is transparent, watery, and threadlike when pulled at about the time of ovulation. The

sympto- thermal method combines the BBT method with one of the other ovulation detection techniques. The first

year failure rate for these techniques varies from 10-30/100 users, but that of the calendar technique is much higher.

The effectiveness of prolonged lactation depends on the frequency and distribution of nursing episodes. It can be

as effective in women who fully breast feed for the first 6 months as that or oral contraceptives and barriers. Clear

advantages of lactation are nutritional benefits for the infant and no cost, especially in developing countries. Most

religious accept natural family planning methods. Since these methods require no medical supervision and minimal

training, they have much potential in India and other developing countries. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T

1569-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Natural methods of contraception.", is(are) Chaudhuri SK.

The source of this article is "In: Practice of fertility control: a comprehensive textbook. 3rd ed., [edited by] S.K.

Chaudhuri. New Delhi, India, B.I. Churchill Livingstone, 1992. :36-48.". This article was published in 1992 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1569-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 11569

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