Periodic Abstinence or Fertility Awareness Methods - A woman who has a regular menstrual cycle has about nine or more fertile days, or days when she is able to get pregnant, each month.
Periodic Abstinence - Abstaining from sexual intercouse for a few days before, during, and after the expected day of ovulation for birth control purposes.
Fertility awareness (also called natural family planning or periodic abstinence) is a way to check the changes your body goes through during a menstrual cycle Opens New Window. This information can help you learn when you ovulate Opens New Window.
Known as Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM), this type of contraception relies upon periodic abstinence when a woman is fertile.
As this eMedTV segment explains, there are several postpartum tubal ligation alternatives, such as periodic abstinence, condoms, diaphragms, and other methods. However, these alternatives are not as effective as tubal ligation.
Couples who want to have a baby can also use this method to plan sex during the time the female is most likely to conceive. Fertility awareness can include methods such as natural family planning, periodic abstinence, and the rhythm method.
 See also: Pregnancy, Pregnant, Abstinence, Ovulation, Fertility
  
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