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Natural family planning
methods
Here the body's changes
during the monthly cycle are observed to ascertain
the fertile period during the cycle. This method
is well suited for finding out the best time for
a possible pregnancy.
Temperature method
One of the most common
methods of natural family planning: The woman/girl
takes her temperature at the same time every day
before getting up, and enters the temperature
in a chart. During the first half of the cycle,
from the period until the egg is released, the
temperature is a few 10ths of a degree lower than
after the egg is released. From the third day
with a higher temperature the egg has most probably
been released, and the woman can no longer get
pregnant during this cycle. (The probability of
a second egg being released during the same cycle
is extremely low). However, fever, illnesses,
medication or stress can also affect body temperature.
You need a little practice
and a lot of self-discipline to carry out this
method properly. And during the fertile days you
must use an additional form of contraception as
well, or abstain completely from sexual intercourse!
 As
a rule:
It is always advisable
to use a condom as well. This not only increases
protection against pregnancy, it also protects
against AIDS!
"Contraceptive
methods" that are very unsafe
Coitus interruptus
Coitus interruptus, so-called
"pulling out" - the man withdraws his
penis from the vagina before he ejaculates - is
completely unsafe as a contraception method because
sperm can pass from the penis into the vagina
before ejaculation.
Knaus-Ogino method
The calendar method,
i.e. calculating the fertile and safe days from
the calendar. This type of calculation is far
too unreliable because every cycle is different,
as are egg release and the fertile days.
Vaginal douches
Vaginal douches with
water, lemon juice or other liquids to rinse out
the sperm directly after sexual intercourse are
totally ineffective for contraception! Furthermore,
they may harm the vaginal flora.
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