Chapter 7 Rhythm Methods
Calendar Method
a type of rhythm method of bc in which the woman determines when she ovulates by keeping a calendar record of the length of her menstrual cycles
cervical mucus method
a type of rhythm method of bc where the woman determines when she ovulates by checking her cervical mucus
basal body temperature method
a type of rhythm method of bc where the woman determines when she ovulates by keeping track of her temperature
sympto-thermal method
a type of rhythm method of bc which combines the basal body temperature method and cervical mucus method
standard days method
a variation on the calendar method, says that 80% of women have cycles that vary from 26 to 32 days so they should abstain from days 8 to 19
10 to 17
a woman with a 28 day cycle would abstain from day _____ to _____ if she were using the calendar method
calendar method
abstain 3 days before and 2 days after ovulation, and you assume that this occurs on day 13-15
4
abstinence is required from the first day of mucus discharge to ____ days after the peak days
after
basal body temperature method only determines safe days for sex _____ ovulation
combined
bbt method is best when _____ with other methods
12-24
eggs can be fertilized for ____ to ____ hours after ovulation
Rhythm (fertility awareness) method
method of birth control that involves the woman abstaining from sex around the time of ovulation
2
ovulation occurs ___ days after the last peak day
5%
perfect user failure rate of standard days method
home tests
recently _____ _____ have been created to figure out when ovulation occurs
5 (more typically 3)
sperm can survive for ___ days
11
the postovulatory safe period is calculated by subtracting _____ days from the longest cycle
18
the preovulatory safe period is calculated by subtracting ____ days from the shortest cycle
12%
typical user failure rate of standard days method
peak days
when the mucus in the vagina becomes raw egg white, clear, slippery, and stringy