NATURAL DESCRIPTION HOW TO USE

ADVANTAGE/
DISADVANTAGE
Temperature method
Temperature involves the daily When using this
 gives you an
Method recording of basal body method, intercourse is
opportunity to get to
temperature. The avoided during the start
of menses until three know your body better.
temperature is  is great if you are not
obtained using an oral days after the
comfortable using other
or axillary thermometer temperature rise.
methods of birth control
while in bed, right after Intercourse is allowed for personal, religious,
waking in the morning. after this day until the or medical reasons.
The temperature is start of the next  does not involve
taken and recorded menstruation. taking hormones or
daily. A rise in the basal using chemicals.
body temperature  It is not as effective
occurs after the as many other methods
ovulation period. of birth control.
 It can be hard to read
changes in temperature
on a regular
thermometer.

The calendar method is This method requires

one of three natural careful observation of -It's natural
family planning your menstrual cycles -There are no hormones
Calendar methods approved by -It will not interrupt
for at least six months
Method the Catholic Church. (begin counting from your natural cycle
This method of birth the beginning of one -No side effects
control, created by cycle to the beginning -You can stop it at any
Georgetown University, of the next one), time if you decide you
helps a woman predict followed by an exact want to get pregnant
the days she will be the calculation, using a -Inexpensive
most fertile. When done formula, to determine
correctly, it is 87 the days when you are -Requires a lot of self
percent effective against fertile and avoiding control when used as a
pregnancy and intercourse on those sole or main method of
completely natural. This days. Subtract 18 from birth control
method allows a woman your shortest cycle from -No STD protection
to effectively track her the beginning of your -Doesn't work well with
fertility and prevent most recent cycle, count irregular cycles
pregnancy without the up 10 days. This is -Can be easy to mess up
use of chemical likely your first fertile
contraceptives or day. To determine the
sterilizing surgery. end of your fertile cycle,
subtract 11 days from
your longest cycle and
count forward that many
days from the first day
of your most recent
cycle. Use a barrier
method such as a
condom during your
fertile time.
 Cervical Mucus has
regular, cyclic pattern
Cervical Mucus changes.  The cycle
Method starts with the beginning
of a period and ends at
the beginning of the
next period.  Normally
cloudy and tacky, it
becomes clear and
slippery (similar to egg
whites) before
ovulation.  It will also
be stretchy between
your fingers
(spinnbarkeit).