Don't.
2006-06-29 00:17:31
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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It is not true that you can completely avoid pregnancy without taking any precautions like condoms. The fertility awareness method is simply not enough, for several reasons:
1. A woman's menstrual cycle varies from month to month, and while cervical mucus/basal body temp/etc are somewhat reliable for determining ovulation, those are best used when you don't mind getting pregnant, or are trying to conceive.
2. Sperm can live inside a woman for as long as seven days. If a woman happens to have a short cycle that month and ovulates earlier than you expect, then that egg is going to meet some sperm.
3. There is absolutely no contraceptive or contraceptive method out there in the world that is 100% effective. But if you are trying to avoid pregnancy, why not use condoms, which have the highest efficacy of all? (Yes, higher than the pill, because the pill is difficult to use perfectly, and if a woman weighs more than 150 pounds the pill is potentially too little hormone to be effective. Funny thing is, the average American woman is around 150 pounds!)
2006-06-29 09:43:56
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answer #2
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answered by k8andcat 2
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Yes you can have unprotected sex and avoid pregnancy. This is called "the Fertlity Awareness method" (NOT the "Rhythmn Method", thats something very different and much less reliable) and has been used for many years by people who have a religious objection to contraceptives (such as devout Catholics) or who just don't want to take contraceptive pills etc.
Its all based on the basic medical FACT that a woman is only able to conceive for a certain few days in the month. Everyone's cycle is different though which is why it takes a lot of monitoring before you can safely use this method.
For example, if one woman has a 28 day cycle (that means 28 days between the start of one period and the next) she will roughly ovulate around day 14. The egg only lives for about 24 hours after being released and then its gone and pregnancy is impossible. As sperm can survive in a woman's cervical fluid for a few days she would theoretically have a "danger period " (when she could conceive) from about - say - day 11 to day 15 of her cycle. After that there is no egg to fertilise and if there's no egg then pregnancy is impossible for that cycle.
This method needs careful working out though. Every woman's menstrual cycle is different and its dangerous fallacy to beleive every woman has a perfect "28" day cycle as some medical texts would have you beleive. In order to use this method safely, a woman needs to take her body temperature on waking up every day throughout her cycle. She will be able to tell from variation in her temperature and also physical signs like the amount of cervical mucus (vaginal "discharge) she produces and the position of her cervix (easily ascertained through self examination) when she is about to ovulate and she can them abstain from sex for a few days.
Can I recommend a book? The "Bible" of this method is "Taking Charge of your Fertility" by Toni Wechsler. Its an American book but available worldwide (I live in Britain and found a copy quite easily) and it gives you all the imformation you need, plus charts etc to start charting your fertility signs and using this method.
Conversely it can also be used by those who WANT to conceive to find out when they are most fertile and should be having sex!!! Its just about understanding how your body works.
We are told when we are at school than unprotected sex = babies everytime but this is not always true - sadly schoolkids are not properly taught how the reproductive system actually works and so few people understand about this method or the fact that getting pregnant is not as easy as its made out to be to 16 year old girls!
2006-06-29 08:13:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Never. While there may be certain times during the month that a girl is less fertile (a birth control practice called "the Rhythm method" due to her cycle, the cycle varies and you always run the risk of conception. Statistically, you run about a 1 in 4 if you choose to use such method.
Condoms are the best choice for birth control as they also protect against STDs. There are a number of other birth control methods on the market and even if the girl is underage, she can get information, counseling and birth control pills (if that is what she chooses) from Planned Parenthood.
2006-06-29 07:21:49
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answered by bottleblondemama 7
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You can't.
Seriously, use some kind of protection. Despite the fact that there are "more fertile" times of the month for your partner, conception is possible at any time.
I concieved my son 3 days after my period, which is a highly unlikely time, but there is never a time when it is not possible at all.
2006-06-29 07:25:46
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answered by Krissyinthesun 5
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HAHAHA!!! Are you serious?? If you do not know the answer to this, then you shouldn't be even thinking about having sex, but here goes:
The answer is NEVER. Please do not read this as mean or spiteful. I am simply a mom-type drilling it into your head that this is a bad idea. If you do it, you risk being a parent. Bottom Line
2006-06-29 07:19:35
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answered by Fitchurg Girl 5
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You and your boyfriend won't conceive regardless. Go for it.
2006-06-29 07:17:38
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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don't
u may choose the wrong way
u might regret
if ur still young
2006-06-29 07:18:25
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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yes provided you know her menstrual cycle , you can determine when to abstain or when to do it . it is not 100% foolproof though
2006-06-29 07:23:05
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answer #9
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answered by the silent warrior 2
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Get fixed that's the only way.
2006-06-29 07:24:04
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answer #10
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answered by ? 2
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Abstinence, condoms, pills, patch, etc.
2006-06-29 07:29:55
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answered by Dimples 6
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