WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: 'Standard Days' Birth Control Method or CycleBeads

Re: 'Standard Days' Birth Control Method or CycleBeads

From: eek (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 09:28:13 -0500 (CDT)

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That is still the rhythm method, which uses past cycles to predict future ones. The beads are just extra. It doesnt' use the three fertility signs such as basal body temperature, cervical fluid or cervical positioning. Please get the book called 'Taking Charge of your Fertility, the natural approach to attaining or postponing a pregnancy" by Toni Weschler. This is an all natural form of birth control and is so much more effective than what you describe.

I could go on and on, but it is a medical fact that just because you had 29 day cycles doesn't mean you will every month. Stress and other factors can cause a delay in ovulation, which will cause a delay in your period. You wouldn't know about when a delayed ovulation woudl happen unless you were *actively* looking for it and not basing ovulation on previous cycles. Also, as you enter your middle 30s, you coudl start peri-menopause which can cause cycles to shorten and shorten. In other words, you may not always have a 29 day cycle and unless you were actively observing your fertility signs, you won't know if and when that happens. The beads can't tell you that.

Good luck,

At Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Christine wrote: >
>After reading the recent thread on the rhythm method and how unreliable
>it is, I was wondering what the docs here think about the "new" Standard
>Days method of contraception. A few weeks ago, it made big news on TV
>and it seems, if one has a regular cycle, it is about 95% effective. The
>theory is, if you have a 26-32 day menstrual cycle (i.e., you are very
>regular), you can have unprotected sex on days 1-7 and days 19-32 of
>your cycle. They even have a beaded necklace you can buy to monitor
>your days if you don't want to mess with tracking a calendar. I have
>not asked my doc about it yet, but it sounds pretty good for someone
>like me who is sensitive to hormones, sensitive to spermicide, and
>sensitive to lubricated condoms. I think I'm pretty responsible in that
>I can abstain on days 8 through 18, and my cycle has always been 29 days
>long ever since I was 13! So what do you think?
>Christine

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