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What Are My Birth Control Options?
Natural
Birth Control
Natural birth control is among the most popular
options of couples who are into family planning. This is because
natural birth control does not only ensure the health of the
woman but also helps them to save money for not buying contraceptives
or undergoing through birth control procedures.
Although
natural birth control is among the safest in terms of health,
this does not ensure 100 percent effectivity since
there are no chemicals and procedures that will back up the
process. For those who are planning to have natural birth control
as a means of family planning, they should understand that
this birth control option cannot work for everyone, especially
with those who have busy and erratic schedules.
Couples must understand that though natural birth control
will have no side effects, utmost dedication and attention
should be given for it to work.
Natural birth control options
Once you have decided to get into natural means of family
planning, it is always best that the couples are educated about
the choices they will make.
Being educated means that the couple has enough knowledge
about the pros and cons of their options and will help them
decide which one will truly work for them:
The
following are some of the natural birth control options couples
who would like to get into family planning can choose from:
1. The
Standard Days Method. This is considered as a newest
type of natural birth control options out there.
The
Standard Days Method or SDM can help couples to determine
their fertility schedules. The SDM can also help the man and
the woman to be protected against various sex-related diseases
during and after intercourse. SDM can be used by tracking
the length of the menstrual cycle and know when the days 8
and day 19 - the days wherein the woman is likely fertile -
should take place. Once these days have been determined,
total abstinence
should be practiced to ensure that no pregnancy will take place.
2.
The CycleBeads Method. This method is closely-associated
with Standard Days Method only that it uses a tool to mark
fertility
and menstrual dates. This tool being used in this method is
called the "CycleBeads," a necklace with 32 color-coded
in it. Attached is a ring made of rubber which is placed around
the beads to mark the day the woman has the menstrual cycle.
But this natural birth control option is not for everybody.
Only women who have regular menstrual cycles can use this
method because they have longer days of infertility and fertility
levels.
3. The
Ovulation Method. Also called as the "cervical
mucus method," this natural birth control option is known
to effective but not to all women especially those who are
not confident enough to check their cervical mucus regularly.
Here, no pregnancy will take place once there is no cervical
mucus present because no venue for ovulation will be available.
Women can check the cervical mucus by using their fingers,
wiping a tissue on the opening of the vagina to check some
mucus or by wearing a liner in the underwear to check for the
presence of the mucus.
If there's a presence of sticky and stretchy mucus, it indicates
that there will be ovulation in the coming days so sexual intercourse
should be prohibited.
Other natural birth control options available
include the "Rhythm
or Calendar Method," the "Sympto-thermal Method," and
the "Basal Body Temperature Method."
Just like in using other birth control methods, it is always
best to get the opinion of medical experts to ensure the health
not only of the woman but the child as well.
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by KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2008
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