Advantages:
- No physical side effects
- Offers a greater awareness of your body and menstrual cycle
- Can be used to help plan a pregnancy, as well as to avoid one
Disadvantages:
- Need to avoid sex/use condoms at fertile times of the cycle
- It can take several cycles to learn effectively; making it more difficult if you have an irregular cycle
- You must keep daily records of your fertility indicators
- No protection against STI’s on the days when it is safe for you to have unprotected sex (non fertile times)
Comments:
- It requires considerate commitment by you and your partner
- There are different fertility apps to help you record your indicators available; with more research needed into their effectiveness
- Persona is a device that predicts your fertile days and if used correctly can be 94% effective
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