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NATURAL CONTRACEPTION METHODS

All the natural methods or rhythm methods involve abstinence during that part of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is possible. They are now barely used except by practising catholics, to whom other contraceptive methods are forbidden.

The difficulty lies in determining the non-fertile days.

As the menstrual cycle is often irregular, one is obliged to take a wide safety margin, and this disrupts the couple’s sex life.

The Ogino method (75 to 85% effective) For women with a regular 28-day cycle, ovulation occurs between the 13th and 17th days of the cycle. In addition, sperm can survive up to four days in a woman’s genital system, so the first dangerous day is not the thirteenth but the ninth. And as the ovule can be fertilized up to a day after ovulation, the dangerous period lasts up to the eighteenth day. The couple must therefore abstain from all vaginal intercourse for at least nine days.

For irregular cycles (the most common) this period has to be prolonged even further.

As one can see, therefore, this method is very risky. It may suit a couple who would not consider pregnancy a great disaster, but it must not be used in cases where pregnancy must be avoided at all costs.

The temperature method

This can be combined with the Ogino method to help shorten the period of abstinence after ovulation. A woman’s temperature drops by about two-tenths of a degree at the moment of ovulation, rises again twenty-four hours later by about three-tenths of a degree, and stabilizes at this level until menstruation starts. The infertile phase starts on the fourth day of high temperature. One has of course to make sure that the rise in temperature is not due to any other cause.

The cervical mucus method

This is another supplement to the Ogino method. It involves observing changes in the appearance of the cervical mucus. This thick, opaque mucus is found in small quantities at the neck of the womb. At ovulation it increases in volume and becomes a clear fluid. Then it returns to its original appearance until the onset of menstruation.

Obviously these methods are not very certain. Moreover, when they do fail there is a higher risk of abnormality in the foetus, because the sperm and egg have met towards the end of their useful lives.

Coitus interruptus – the withdrawal method (60 to 80% effective)

This involves the man withdrawing his penis just before ejaculation. The high failure rate is due to the fact there can sometimes be sperm in the slight liquid discharge just before orgasm. The method is also very often frustrating, because the man’s orgasm is not really satisfying, and the woman often does not have time to reach hers unless the man is able to hold back long enough.

The vaginal douche

This is a rubber bulb with a nozzle designed to flush out the sperm. It is not a bad precaution but it is not very effective. It also does away with the moment of peace and relaxation women appreciate so much after lovemaking.

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