Ovulation is a healthy and normal process, not a condition to be cured or suppressed with drugs. Blocking ovulation with hormonal birth control may produce effects that go far beyond just preventing pregnancy, even harming relationships or marriages. But couples who use fertility awareness methods (FAM) for family planning enjoy significantly lower divorce rates. Why is that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Natural birth control options like fertility awareness methods (FAMs) and methods of Natural Family Planning (NFP) are proven to have a positive effect on couples\u2019 relationships. Couples using these methods report having a more fulfilled and intimate sex life, and the rate of divorce among couples using NFP is under 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The positive effects of NFP on couples\u2019 relationships are reported in an article published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship,<\/a> based on a study with 678 individuals. The key reasons given on how natural methods improved their relationship were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other studies show that couples who use Natural Family Planning have intercourse at least as often as couples using contraception, and that their sex life is more fulfilling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When looking for a partner, a woman who cycles naturally has a natural intuition for who would make a good genetic match for her. A good genetic match for you is someone who has a different genetic makeup from yours or that of your family members. (In fact, when you\u2019re pregnant, your body produces a hormone that makes you feel closer to people who share your same DNA!) Studies have shown <\/a>that the Pill may rob you of that natural intuition, messing up the intricacies of mutual attraction<\/a>, and literally changing your taste<\/a> in men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since hormonal contraception (like the Pill) makes your body think you\u2019ve already ovulated (some describe this as making your body think it’s pregnant…or in menopause<\/a>), it may also make you more attracted <\/a>to men who have a similar genetic makeup to yours\u2014men who are not actually a good genetic match for you. It\u2019s a bad love potion: the guy you fall for while taking the Pill might not be the guy you fall for when your body is functioning naturally. If you fall for a guy while you\u2019re on the Pill, you might suddenly find him a lot less attractive when you quit taking the Pill. Awkward.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Women on birth control give up the invisible power of their natural pheromones to attract men. One research study showed that men even find supermodels on hormonal contraceptives less attractive than average women who are naturally ovulating. In fact, a woman\u2019s physical attractiveness actually increases at the time of ovulation. A study from the University of New Mexico\u2019s psychology department showed that women who were ovulating earned much higher tips<\/a> at their jobs than those who weren\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The good news is that blocking ovulation isn\u2019t necessary to avoid pregnancy when you know how to read your body\u2019s clear signs of fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re ready to learn a method of NFP or a FAM, you can now select the method<\/a> best suited to your needs and find an instructor or online class<\/a>\u00a0to learn the method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This page was last updated on April 24, 2024. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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