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Chapter 11 - Fertility Awareness-Based Methods

from Section 2 - Methods of Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Johannes Bitzer
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Composition, types, mechanism of action, efficacy, effectiveness, health risks, benefits, usage and follow up

Keywords

Temperature methodcervical mucusluteinizing hormonecalendar methodcombination methodsfertility tracker
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 77 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

Jennings, V, Polis, CB: Fertility awareness-based methods. In Hatcher, RA, Nelson, AL, Trussell, J, et al, Eds. Contraceptive Technology. 21st Ed. Ayer Company Publishers, 2018.Google Scholar
World Health Organization. Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers. 2018. ÉAvailable at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44028/1/9780978856373_eng.pdfGoogle Scholar
Wilcox, AJ, Dunson, D, Baird, DD: The timing of the “fertile window” in the menstrual cycle: day specific estimates from a prospective study. BMJ 2000;321:1259–62.Google Scholar
World Health Organization. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 5th Ed. www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/familyplanning/MEC-5/en/Google Scholar
Black, A, Guilbert, E, Costescu, D, Dunn, S, Fisher, W, Kives, S. et al: Canadian Contraception Consensus Part 3. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2004;26(4):347–3.Google Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH). Fertility Awareness Methods. 2015. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/ceuguidancefertilityawarenessmethods/Google Scholar
Frank-Herrmann, P, Heil, J, Gnoth, C et al: The effectiveness of a fertility awareness-based method to avoid pregnancy in relation to a couple’s sexual behaviour during the fertile time: a prospective longitudinal study. Hum Reprod 2007 May;22(5):1310–15.Google Scholar
Dunson, DB, Sinai, I, Colombo, B: The relationship between cervical secretions and the daily probabilities of pregnancies: effectiveness of the 2-day algorithm. Hum Reprod 2001;16:2278–82.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Berglund Scherwitzl, E, Lundberg, O, Kopp-Kallner, H et al: Perfect use and typical use Pearl Index of a contraceptive mobile app. Contraception 2017;96:420–5.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Urrutia, RP, Polis, CB: Fertility awareness-based methods for pregnancy prevention. BMJ 2019;366:I4245.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Urrutia, RP, Polis, CB, Jensen, ET et al: Effectiveness of fertility awareness-based methods for pregnancy prevention. Obstet Gynecol 2018;00:1–14.Google Scholar

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