Can a woman avoid getting pregnant by carefully planning her days she has sex w hr husband?

Question

How does she do that?

Could some intelligent lady explain to me please?

Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Against all the stupid answers from people who "obviously" know only what their limited minds will let them, there is another way. And it is not the Rythym method as some have stated. It IS time consuming, but once you figure it out, you will not only know when you can get pregnant but if something is wrong with your body and how to deal with when you do want to get pregnant. You can get a book called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. The premise of the book is taking three body checks, basal waking body temperature, cervical fluid checking and positioning, that should take about 2 minutes in the morning, for a month to two months. Once you start understanding what is going on with your body, you will find it is very EASY to not get pregnant. In fact you will probably be able to better predict your exact ovulation than ovulation kits you buy in the store. This book should be read by every teenage girl in their health classes. It would stop a lot of 14 year old pregnancies if they had a clue about what is really going on in their bodies.

BTW you only have a 25% chance at 100% health each month to get pregnant. If you avoid the 3 days before and after your period you CAN'T get pregnant. Your body won't let you.

Answer 2

Sorry, but the rhythm method does not work. A woman's cycle will vary a day or two each month and sperm can live in the body of a woman for several days. If you do not wish to be pregnant, the only way to avoid it for sure is not to have sex at all. This is generally not an option (and no fun).

The next rung down for avoiding pregnancy would to be to use two conventional methods in conjunction. Although effective, this usually kills the mood.

There are of course IUDs and implants and hormone therapies....but all of these have known risks.

The comdom is actually very effective when used by itself (though not as effective when not used with a second (back up) product like a spermacide. You should always make sure the fit is right...too big and it will come off, too small and it will break. Using a lubrication will also help to avoid both these common problems with condoms.

Hope this info was helpful.

Answer 3

Sorry I am a guy but I still can answer this. Most of the people on here have stated it is impossible and for the most part they are correct. One person on here said use the rhythm method. Believe it or not that rhythm method is an acceptable birth control method and if performed correctly can be 85% to 90% preventive.

The one thing that has to be there for it to work however, is the fact that your cycle has to be regular enough you can make a calendar based on it and it doesn't very by more than a day.

Basically you are fertile only 3 days out of the month. Generally those are the days you ovulate. You can check if your ovulating by several methods. Number one is Basal body temprature. Women who are TTC use this method to determine fertile days in wich they can concieve.

Another method is by looking at vaginal mucous. Suposedily there is a change in the color of vaginal mucous from clear to milky white on days your ovulating. How true this is I don't know, but my wife swore by it.

The Third method is abstaining all together. Not a good thing for a young married couple.

My wife and I used this method effectivly for the first 4 years we were married. We found out that she was allergic to 85% of the birth control pills in use at that time and the 15% she wasn't allergic to had no effect on her ovulation pattern so in effect they didn't work.

It wasn't until she slipped up in her counting when we got pregnant. However it was at that time we were ready for children. We now have 4 terrific children and one of them owns her own business.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Yes. Of course, no birth control method is 100% effective, but if you keep careful track, it works pretty well.

It will take several months of carefully keeping track of your fertile signs, and then continuous monitoring. You will need to take your basal body temperature daily, check your cervix daily, and figure out the patterns that mean you are about to ovulate. Every woman is different, so I can't give you details. You will want to avoid sex for at least 6 days prior to ovulation and the day after.

You can read more about it online. There are also several good books about it.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Natural family planning or Fertility Awareness Method are both (very similar) ways of getting to know your body and when you are ovulating. These methods, when done correctly, are just as effective as the pill or condoms, who don't have a 100% rating either (for all of those out there that seem to think they do)!
These methods are in depth, and include taking your temperature at the same time every day, by the same method, charting your temp/cycle, and measuring cervical mucous. It takes dedication, but it's not difficult. I suggest getting a book on FAM so that you can have a step by step on how to do it correctly.
Good luck!

Answer 6

You can plan it around the days your not ovulating, this can LOWER your chances but there are still possibilities of getting pregnant.

Fertility Awareness Method: Natural Family Planning (NFP):
Fertility awareness method is also known as Natural Family Planning and it is commonly called NFP.
NFP does not rely on devices or medications to prevent pregnancies.
NFP is a contraceptive method that uses the natural functions of your body and your menstrual cycle to calculate ovulation. The most common features of NFP involve recording of your body temperature and changes in your cervical mucus each day.
NFP requires periodic abstinence (approximately 7 to 10 days) during the ovulation period. Some women choose to use a barrier method or withdrawal during this time frame.

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/preventingpregnancy/overviewtypesbirthcontrol.html

Answer 7

You CAN reduce the risk of getting pregant by carefully measuring the body temperature and avoiding the ovulation period for 7 days. It works best for women with very regular periods. If done properly the yearly chance of getting pregnant is about 10-15%, much lower than not haveing any protection (about 80%) but much hicher than OCs (about 1%).

Answer 8

You'd think so, wouldn't ya? Unfortunately, even the most regular of women occasionally has her cycle disrupted and ovulates when she ordinarily doesn't...and when that happens is when "Little Oops" starts to "grow on her".
What you're talking about is the famous "rhythm method" advocated by so many right-wingers and parish priests. It's the most unreliable of all the various birth control methods. Do you know what you call a woman who practices the rhythm method? Mommy....

Answer 9

This is called the rythm method. Google it.

Having said that, everyone I have ever known who has espoused the rythm method (I know some really concervative religious people who consider birth control to be tantamount to abortion), has had it fail them (i.e. they have had at least one or two unplanned kids). I personally think the claims of effectiveness are doubious. To be fair, I don't know as it is the "method" per see that fails, so much as people failing to use the method correctly, but if it is so common that this happens, what makes you think you'll be one of the few who can get it right?

Answer 10

Just use condoms, or bc pills. But to directly answer your question, yes, you could use this method.

If you know when you are ovulating, you need to directly avoid having sex these days and the week before! If you go to babyhopes.com and scroll down the left side of the page there is a line that says ovulation calendar, put in your days, it will tell you your most fertile day.....Avoid having sex for these days and most likely that entire week! Good luck! I would definately use some form of bc also!