The Rudiments of Natural Family Planning
Have you got married recently? Have you and your partner decided on having a child little later? Or are you anxious to have a baby? If you are, understand the intricacies of Natural Family Planning, Make use of it and savor life the way you wanted it to be.
Overview of Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning is a birth control measure, which makes use of biological indicators to key out the most/worst productive period of menstrual cycle of a woman.
You can make use of natural family planning either to refrain from getting pregnant or to become pregnant depending on your needs.
If your periods are unpredictable, this method is quite treacherous.
How to Practice Natural Family Planning
Ovulation is the expulsion of eggs from the ovaries of a woman. Natural Family Planning involves the precise calculation of the period of occurrence of ovulation in the body of a woman.
A woman generally discharges eggs 10-16 days before the onset of her forthcoming period. She is fertile for a day just after she ovulates. The sperms that are ejaculated in her body can be alive for a week. So the fertile period of a woman is taken as 8-9 days during a menstrual cycle.
If a woman wants to refrain from becoming pregnant, Natural Family Planning emphasizes that the woman should not have sexual intercourse during the most fertile period. But if she wants to have a baby, she is advised to have sexual intercourse during this fertile period for her to increase the chances of conception.
The biological indicators that are useful in calculation the period of occurrence of ovulation are
- Temperature of the body
When you check your body temperature daily at the same time of the day, you can see a slight increase soon after ovulation.
- Color of the fluid discharged from the cervix
The discharge from the cervix appears to be clear white in color 3-4 days before ovulation
- Duration of a menstrual cycle
The time from day one of the current menstrual period to the onset of the next cycle is calculated as the duration of a menstrual cycle for a woman. Ovulation occurs 10-15 days before the onset of her menstrual period for a woman.
Electronic devices can also be used to check for temperature variation, changes in urine/saliva for calculating the right time of occurrence of ovulation.
When is Natural Family Planning ineffective?
Natural Family Planning is ineffective under the following circumstances
- If you are habituated to alcohol intake
- When you are currently breastfeeding your child born within the last 6 months
- When you are under medication
- If you have stopped using hormonal contraceptives very recently
- If you have undergone abortions recently
- If you are traveling in versatile time zones too often.
The pros of Natural Family Planning
- No side effects occur due to natural family planning
- You can refrain from becoming pregnant or increase your chances of conception depending on your needs and wants.
- You dont need to spend money to practice natural family planning
The cons of Natural Family Planning
- It is ineffective under circumstances listed above
- Involves complex calculations.
- Its not very reliable since approximations are involved in calculating the time of ovulation.
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