Family planning methods Standard day method ( calendar ) Done by / Malak Tag Al- deen , Maysah Ali , Noor Alhoda Al- qahtani Dr. Hania Mohammed
It is a contraceptive method which prevent pregnancy by monitoring the fertile periods during the menstrual cycle. OR It is a fertility awareness-based family planning method that identifies a 12-day fertile window during which women with regular menstrual cycles (26–32 days long) should abstain from sex or use a barrier method to prevent pregnancy . Definition
Simple Safe , no side effect Not expensive No need to take medications or use foreign objects No need for prescriptions or a visit to the doctor It can be used in the case of the desire to prevent pregnancy or desire to pregnancy Advantages
I t's considered one of the least effective forms of birth control. Doesn't protect you from sexually transmitted infections. Can not be use with irregular menstrual cycle. The possibility of getting pregnant Affect the continuity of the marital relationship Disadvantages
Accurately determine fertile days: Record the first day of the menstrual cycle and consider it the first day.
Recording the length of the menstrual cycle, which is the time period that starts from the first day of the period until the first day of the next period.
Determine the safe or infertile period, which is usually the week before the first day of your period. Determine the days of ovulation to avoid intercourse. How to use
Count the days in menstrual cycle, starting with the first day of period as day 1 . Continue counting each day of cycle until the next cycle starts . How to use
On days 1-7 , it is not considered to be fertile and can have unprotected sex, though that menstrual bleeding may occur on those days. How to use
On days 8-19 , it is considered to be fertile. Avoid unprotected sex or abstain from sex to avoid pregnancy. Or, if you're trying to get pregnant, these are the days to have unprotected sex. On day 20 , through the end of the cycle, there is no longer fertile and can have unprotected sex.
When the next period comes, start the counting over at day 1. How to use