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Contraception (birth control)
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order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
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| Natural family planning: readers comment [letter] |
| Canadian Family Physician. 1983 Apr;29:636. |
| A December 1982 feature in Resources described the Unpill, a fertility period calculator. I would caution your |
| readers against prescribing this device. 1st, very few women are reliably regular--probably no women is always |
| regular in her cycle. Secondly, this device is really just a mechanical calculator for the rules of rhythm--an outmoded |
| method of natural family planning (NFP). Today's methods depend on observing signs and symptoms of hormonal |
| changes accompanying ovulation; e.g., mucus and temperature change. On a philosophic note, NFP is more an art |
| than a technique. Beginners in NFP must 1st learn to recognize, understand, and interpret their symptoms. Then |
| they must learn how abstinence can add to relationships. It may be difficult, but it often increases patience, |
| tenderness and understanding, because NFP is, of necessity, based on mutual responsibility and respect. It can be |
| a key ingredient in building a marriage. NFP must be thoroughly understood to be used correctly. If your readers do |
| recommend NFP method, I hope they put their patients in touch with an organization teaching the method properly. |
| Such an organization is Serena, with branches across Canada. NFP is not a method to be picked up from the |
| druggist's shelf. A gadget just doesn't take into account the variation in human sexuality. (PubHealth.info Document |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Natural family planning: readers comment [letter]", is(are) |
| Haggerty ME. The source of this article is "Canadian Family Physician. 1983 Apr;29:636.". This article was published |
| in 1983 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT5T 2019-06. All rights reserved with |
| PubHealth.info) PIN: 22019 |
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