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Tracking - Effective - Requires
Method: when used diligence
Tracking your correctly and from both
menstrual consistently partners
cycles may help
you estimate - No side
your fertile effects - Requires
times. periods of
- Immediate abstinence
reversibility or backup
contracep-
- Inexpensive tion for
Basal body or free approximate-
temperature ly 1/3 of
method: - No devices, the month
The basal body drugs,
temperature prescriptions
method helps , or office - Requires
identify a visits consistent
change in and accurate
temperature - Does not record-
that occurs contain keeping
after ovulation estrogen,
and remains which
elevated until
may increase - More
your next
period. the risk of challenging
heart for women
problems with
Cervical irregular
mucus method: - Acceptable cycles
The consistency
for couples
of your
cervical mucus who have
changes during religious
the menstrual concerns
cycle. In the related to
average cycle, contraception
after a 5-day
menstrual flow, - Effective
there are about for couples
3 to 4 dry who are
days.
preventing or
trying to
get pregnant
Symptothermal
Method:
The
symptothermal
method is
simply a
combination of
the BBT method
and the
cervical mucus
method.
Ovulation
Detection:
The ovulation
detection
method is an
over-the-
counter kit
that can
predict
ovulation
through the
surge of
luteinizing
hormone that
happens 12 to
24 hours before
ovulation.