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Nowadays more and more women want to find ways to prevent pregnancy without having to take any medicine or take any form of medicine. If you take the trouble to keep track of your fertility cycle and avoid having sex at times when you are fertile, you can prevent pregnancy without using other methods of contraception. Using natural birth control gives you a better understanding of your body and better control over your sex life.

Steps

Part 1 of 5: Understanding fertility

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   Learn about ovulation. Ovulation occurs when one of the ovaries releases an egg and it begins its journey down the fallopian tube. This egg is ready for fertilization within the next 12-24 hours if it encounters sperm. If you encounter sperm and are fertilized, the egg implants in the uterus, or in other words, you conceive. If the egg is not fertilized during that 12-24 hour period, it is released to the lining of the uterus and you menstruate.
   • For most women, ovulation occurs around the middle of the menstrual cycle. The average cycle is 28 days, but the range can vary from 24 days or less to 32 days or longer. Your period is also the time to restart your cycle.

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   How is possible to conceive? During sex, sperm is released into the body and they can live there for 5 days. You will conceive if you have unprotected sex 5 days before ovulation and for 24 hours after ovulation. This is considered a fertile time, and if you want to avoid getting pregnant, you are not allowed to have unprotected sex within this time frame.
   • It sounds simple, but it's really not easy to pinpoint the exact start and end of that timeframe, as every woman's cycle is different.
   • The principle of birth control methods, whether natural or not, is to prevent the sperm from reaching the egg while it can conceive.

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   Understand the principles of natural contraception. Natural contraception, also known as family planning, has two parts. First, you have to closely monitor your fertility cycle to determine when a fertile time frame starts and ends when. Second, you must avoid sex while you are able to conceive. If perfectly applied, this method is 90% effective. In fact, this figure is 85% (1% less than a condom).
   • Tracking the fertility cycle requires three tasks per day: baseline temperature measurement, checking of vaginal mucus, and recording findings on a calendar. The combination of these three tasks is known as the temperature-symptom fertility detection method. Over time, you can analyze that data and know when the conception timeframe begins and ends.
   • The main difficulty is to determine exactly when you can and can't have sex. Most women use the safer option, which is to avoid sex for a few days before the time frame starts, and for a few days after the time frame ends. If you want to continue having sex, you can use a condom or another form of birth control during this time.
   • The reproductive cycle is not absolutely accurate. Factors like weight gain or loss, stress, illness and age can dramatically change your cycle month to month. In order to effectively apply natural contraception, you must use all kinds of strict follow-up, and analyze data over time.
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Part 2 of 5: Basic body temperature monitoring

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   Buy a basic thermometer. Basal body temperature is the lowest body temperature for a period of 24 hours. Your body temperature slightly rises shortly after ovulation. Basic body temperature monitoring over time can help you know when the most fertile time is about to begin. Basic thermometers are available at most drugstores, along with a daily temperature chart that helps you keep track of your body temperature.
   • It is imperative that you use this type of thermometer because it measures the changes in body temperature in small amplitudes. A conventional thermometer to check for a fever will not give you a sufficiently accurate reading.

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   Measure and record baseline body temperature each morning. To accurately monitor basal body temperature, you must take your body temperature at the same time each day. The most accurate way is to take your temperature as soon as you wake up, before getting out of bed and starting activity. Keep a thermometer by your bed and get in the habit of measuring your temperature as soon as you wake up each morning.
   • The basal body temperature measurement site is in the vagina or in the mouth. Measuring your vaginal temperature will give you the most accurate reading of each day. Whether it's taking your temperature in your mouth or vagina, take the same measurement every day to ensure maximum consistent reading.
   • To take your temperature, follow the instructions that came with you when preparing the thermometer and then inserting it into your vagina. When you hear beeps after 30 seconds to one minute, record the exact temperature on the chart with the thermometer or record it in a notebook. Remember to include the date with the measured temperature.

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   Find maximum temperature values ​​maintained for 7-12 days. Before ovulation, the average body temperature will fluctuate between 36.2 and 36.5 degrees Celsius. Two to three days after ovulation, body temperature will suddenly increase from 0.2 to 0.6 degrees. This higher temperature usually persists for 7-12 days before lowering to a lower temperature. Monitoring this temperature over the months will show you how it changed, and you will begin to guess when the next ovulation is coming.

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   Monitor body temperature every day for at least three months. You can only rely on this method for accurate information about your reproductive cycle if you have taken your body temperature for three months or more. If your cycle is regular, three months of data should be enough to help you predict when it's most likely to get pregnant in the following months.
   • If your cycle is erratic, you may need to take your body temperature for six months or so so you can find out in common about how temperature changes.
   • Note that illness, stress, alcohol and other factors also affect body temperature. That is why you must use this method along with other methods of monitoring to be more secure, in case the underlying body temperature chart changes for any reason.

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   Analyze how body temperature changes to predict ovulation. After three months of daily or longer temperature monitoring, you'll use your metrics to predict your next ovulation. It is difficult to know exactly when you will ovulate, but the amount of data over the months can help you find a general time frame when your body is more likely to conceive. Interpret the data in the following way:
   • Look at the chart to find the date when your body temperature is most likely to peak each month.
   • Mark two or three days before this temperature rises, those are the days you are likely to ovulate. Remember that your body temperature does not peak until two or three days after ovulation.
   • To prevent pregnancy using natural methods, you must avoid unprotected sex for at least 5 days before ovulation, and continue through the day of ovulation.
   • Using temperature measurement along with other methods will help you to know more accurately when you are easy to conceive.
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Part 3 of 5: Check cervical mucus

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   Check for cervical mucus every morning. Start checking for mucus after your period has begun to subside. Cervical mucus, also known as vaginal mucus, leaves the body in a different consistency, color, and odor during the reproductive cycle. By checking each day, you will characterize the fluid change to predict when it is possible to conceive.
   • Here's how to check: wash your hands and put two fingers in the vagina to swab the fluid.
   • Or you can use a cotton swab to spread the fluid, but you still have to touch it with your hands to feel its consistency.

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   Evaluate consistency and color. Mucus characteristics change from day to day as hormone levels fluctuate. The appearance of a certain type of mucus is a sign that your body is about to ovulate or ovulate. Here are some properties of mucus at different times in the cycle:
   • In the 3-5 days after your period ends, you may have little or no mucus. During this time it is very difficult to conceive.
   • After the dry period, fluid begins to appear cloudy and slightly sticky.Relations during this time are unlikely to conceive (but not impossible).
   • After this period, the fluid begins to turn white or yellowish, as smooth as body lotion. It is easier to get pregnant if you have sex during this time, but the most fertile time has yet to come.
   • After the discharge is smooth, you will see the fluid is thin and sticky, with a uniform egg white color. You can stretch the fluid between your fingers without breaking it. Ovulation occurs on or after the day you last saw this mucus. When this mucus appears, it is very easy to conceive.
   • Eventually, the fluid will return to a cloudy and slightly sticky phase for several days.
   • The cycle ends when you start your period again.

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   Accurately record the properties of the mucus. Note the color and consistency of the translation each day. You should use it together with the chart you are using to record your body temperature, so all the data is concentrated in one place. Be sure to note down the test date. Here's an example of how to make a chart:
   • April 22: The fluid is sticky and is white.
   • April 26: Liquid slightly white and liquid, like egg whites.
   • April 31: Menstruation starts, a lot of periods.

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   Record and interpret all types of mucus. Data on cervical mucus will make more sense if you keep track of how it changes for months, preferably three months or more. Start figuring out how the fluids change generally to predict when you will be able to conceive in the next few months.
   • You are most fertile when the mucus is uniform and elastic in color. To be safe, avoid having sex a few days before until a few days after any mucus has these properties every month. You should stop having sex when the mucus changes from sticky to smooth.
   • Compare this data with how body temperature changes. Mucus is likely to turn elastic and release several days before the body temperature peaks. Eggs usually fall between the time between mucus changes and peak temperature.
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Part 4 of 5: Keeping track of cycles on the calendar

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   Know your menstrual cycle. In addition to measuring your body temperature and checking your mucus, you can use a menstrual cycle calendar to reinforce predictions of when it will be fertile. Most women with stable menstrual periods usually have a period of 26-32 days, although there are cases that are shorter or longer. The first day of your cycle is the day you start your period, and the last day is the start date of your next period.
   • For many women, the cycle may vary slightly each month. Stress, illness, weight gain or loss, and other factors also change cycles.
   • To make the calendar method more useful, you should use it in conjunction with other tracking methods.

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   Keep track of cycles on a calendar. You can circle the first day of your cycle in each month, give it a score or otherwise distinguish the first day of your period. At the end of the cycle, you count the number of days in the cycle.
   • You must track a minimum of eight cycles to get accurate data on each cycle length.
   • Record the total number of days for each cycle and find common traits.

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   Use this data to predict when you are more likely to conceive. First, find the shortest period you can spot. Subtract 18 from the number of days in that cycle, and write the result. Next, find the first date of the current cycle on the calendar. Using the results you just found, start counting from the first day of the current cycle. The day you find out will be the day you can first conceive.
   • To find your last fertile date, look for the longest of any follow-up cycle. Subtract 11 from the number of days in that cycle, and write the result. Find the first date of the current cycle, and start counting from there with the results found in the subtraction mentioned above. The day you find out will be the day you can last conceive.

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   Do not depend entirely on this method. You may want to give up taking your temperature and checking your mucus, but the calendar tracking method alone is not reliable enough to predict when you can conceive. Use the calendar method to reinforce conclusions obtained from other methods.
   • There are so many factors that can affect the length of the cycle it is impossible to depend entirely on this approach.
   • If your period is erratic, this method of information is not very helpful.
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Part 5 of 5: Applying results

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   Find out when you are most fertile. The fertility timeframe begins at a point when all the methods indicate that you are about to ovulate. After using each monitoring method for several months, you will quite clearly realize how long you will be able to conceive. You can get pregnant when:
   • The data shows that basal body temperature will be at its highest in the next 3-5 days, as it is now ovulation.
   • The cervical mucus is white or yellow and smooth, just before it starts to come out much, elastic and thick like egg whites.
   • The calendar shows the date of the first fertility has arrived.

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   Make smart decisions about when to have sex. Theoretically, this time frame should last about six days: the day of ovulation and the previous five days. Some people who want to be safer should avoid sex for at least a week before they predict ovulation, and for days after. Others stop having sex exactly five days before they think they will ovulate. Once you've collected enough data, it's up to you to decide.
   • At first you should be very careful because you are just getting used to natural contraception. Spend more time getting to know your body before venturing out.
   • After you have been using the symptom-temperature method for 6 months to a year, you may feel you have a good understanding of your reproductive cycle. You can then narrow the amount of time you need to avoid having a relationship because you can rest assured that you can count on the detailed database of details obtained.

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   Rely on other birth control options if you miss follow-up. If you forget to take your body temperature while you are on vacation or forgot to check your vaginal mucus this morning, you should not rely on natural contraception until you have had enough 2-3 months of data to base it on. go there. During this time, you should use a condom or other methods of birth control. advertisement

Warning

• These methods do not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases. You need to use a condom to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
• No other contraceptive is absolutely effective but abstaining from sex.