NATURAL FAMILY 3.

Symptothermal Method
ARTIFICIAL FAMILY
PLANNING METHOD PLANNING METHOD
The symptothermal method is simply a combination of the
BBT method and the cervical mucus method. The woman

Method
1. Cervical Mucus takes her temperature every morning before getting up and
also takes note of any changes in her cervical mucus every TEMPORARY
day. The woman can also take note other fertility symptoms
like mitteslchmerz pain, breast tenderness, pelvic heaviness,
irritability, and others 1. Hormonal Contraceptives

a. Oral Contraceptives - Oral contraceptives can be

Combined pills ( 21 or 28 day pill) with fixed estrogen and
progestin or a Triphasic pills- all tablets have both
estrogen and progestin but in different amount depending
on the phase of the cycle.
Warning Signs that must be
observed; use the acronym ACHES
4. Lactational Amenorrhea Method A- abdominal pain
C- chest pain or shortness of
breath
The Lactation Amenorrhea Technique is a
H- headaches that are severe
Includes a woman's capacity to identify variations in the safe, short-term method of birth control
E- eye problems or
cervical mucus discharge's features throughout the that relies solely on breastfeeding after
blurring/doubling vision, blindness
course of the menstrual cycle. Begin checking the childbirth. When a baby suckles
S- swelling or leg pain
mucus when; the menstrual bleeding ends, if there is no frequently at the breast, hormones are

released that interrupts a women’s b. Injectable - It is a long acting progestin that is

prior sexual intercourse , and if a woman is not sexually
normal ovulation cycle by stopping the used as a method of contraception, it inhibits
stimulated. With the middle index finger and the thumb
ovaries from releasing an egg. This ovulation.
test for the consistency, slipperiness, stretchiness of the
prevents mom from becoming pregnant. Injectables can be Depo provera injection/ DMPA- 3
mucus. Record the finding
It is considered to be 98% effective when month injectable and can be used even by
all of the following conditions are breastfeeding or Net-en- 2 month injectable.
2. Basal Body Temperature present; fully breastfeeding, amenorrhea, When can DMPA be given?
and within the 6 month post partum a. Within the first 7 days of
Basal body temperature can be used as a way to
the menstrual period
predict fertility or as a part of a method of 5. Cycle Beads Method/Standard Days Method b. Within the first 14 days
contraception, by helping you gauge the best days to
after an abortion
have or avoid unprotected sex. It is the measurement of
c. Within the first 28 days
a person's resting body temperature. Every morning
after delivery if the client is
after waking up and before beginning any activity, the
not breastfeeding
woman measures and logs her BBT. It is advised to take

and record the temperature simultaneously, consistently

using the same thermometer and method of taking the 2. IUD - Intrauterine Device
reading. Ovulation is indicated by a rise in temperature
of 0.2°–0.5°C. Consider fertile until the temperature has "IUD" stands for
remained elevated for three consecutive days. "intrauterine device."
Shaped like a "T" and a bit
bigger than a quarter, an
IUD fits inside your uterus. It
prevents pregnancy by
stopping sperm from
reaching and fertilizing
eggs.