Happy Sunday fellow steemians, hope we are all doing great. Due to the question from last post, today i will elaborate other types of family planning methods apart from those mentioned already.

These methods are natural methods and entails caution to follow up with them. Such methods include; temperature monitoring, secretion monitoring, calendar method, redrawal method, lactation amenorrhea

Natural methods of family planning

These are methods that doesn't need orthodox medications or chemical in the body. Though they require patience and paying attention to detail, it can still be done.

• Temperature monitoring

a thermometer used in measuring temperature
With this method, the woman is expected to measure her temperature daily and noting them against dates of the month, from menstruation the temperature is usually normal but as ovulation starts approaching, the temperature starts increasing without the woman having fever. Thus unprotected sex should be avoided during this period.
Disadvantages

• increase in temperature can also be due to a pathological cause thus this makes this method difficult.

• other activities or body mechanisms may increase temperature.

• secretions monitoring
  Normally as a woman, we do have secretions at every point in time, the problem is now quantity and color. A normal healthy discharge is from clear to white.
  During menstruation, its normally red, thus a woman can start monitoring her discharge on daily basis.
  During ovulation the discharge should be clear and silky like egg white, thus during this period unprotected sex should be avoided.
  
  Source

• Calandar method
  
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  Normal menstruation should flow from 3 to 7 days in which the quantity of flow reduces as the number of days increases.
  During menstruation(day 1-day7) you are normally infertile, from day 8-10, its considered semi fertile as well as day17-19. This is because ovulation can occur within day 11-16 and a normal healthy egg and sperm can last for 72hrs before disintegrating or dies off. Thus if theres unprotected sex occur within day 8-10 or day 17-19, pregnancy may still occur since the sperm may still survive thats why unprotected sex should be avoided from day 8-19. From day 20 you are free.

• Redrawal method
  This is a method in which the penis is redrawn before ejaculation so that sperms aren't deposited in the cervix. Most people complain of unsatisfaction using this method. And its risky too.

• lactation amenorrhea
  This is sesation of menses because of breastfeeding. Some women can stay up to six months or more without
  During this period, the woman is free to have sex if she is ready.

Barrier method

The are somany different type but the most common is condoms.
Condoms are one of the best because they dont only prevent pregnancy but STIs.

prevention is better than cure, save yourself today and save a future

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