Did you know you can reliably avoid pregnancy without using pharmaceutical contraceptive drugs, products, or devices? In this section, find out the basics of the different natural methods of birth control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Natural methods of birth control or fertility awareness are often confused with the outdated \u201crhythm method.\u201d But fertility awareness and natural family planning have come a long way since the \u201crhythm method\u201d was discovered. In the last 60 years, scientific research has helped doctors understand with great precision how to pinpoint the time of a woman\u2019s ovulation even when she has variable or irregular cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on this research, methods of tracking and charting your fertility cycle have been designed that help you know what days you could get pregnant if you have intercourse. It takes only a few minutes of daily observations to know with a high degree of accuracy where you are in your cycle. Fertility charts allow you to track one or more of the following signs of fertility:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on these signs, several methods of charting have been developed to meet the specific needs of women:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about these methods or find a trained fertility awareness educator in any of these methods, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This page was last updated April 4, 2024. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n