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Natural Family Planning

This method relies on the woman to carefully monitor her body to determine the days where she is least fertile, thereby reducing the likelihood of getting pregnant. During the time when the woman is fertile, she either abstains from intercourse or uses a barrier method. Natural family planning is non-hormonal and non-invasive, but requires commitment on the part of a woman and her partner to planning optimal times for sex.

This page was last reviewed Friday, November 19, 2010