WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2003: Re: [Birth Control] Ovulation Detectors

Re: [Birth Control] Ovulation Detectors

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:16:52 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Jess: "[Birth Control] Ovulation Detectors"

With those detectors you know when you had ovulated, but if you had have sex the night before, then you are late with the information, and also you don't know how much time will the oovum and the sperm live. So that is a very uncertain way of contraception.

At Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Jess wrote: >
>I would like to know if an ovulation detector could be used to prevent
>pregnancy. I'm thinking that if it can be used to detect when we are
>ovulating then all we have to do is not have sex while we are ovulating.
>How accurate do you think this method would be? Right now my fiancee and
>I do not use protection. I tried birth control pills, but the mood
>swings were too much for me. My obgyn does not prescribe the depovera
>to women who do not have children already, and he told me that the new
>patch has the same side effects as the birth control pills do. Any
>information you may have regarding this matter would be greatly
>appreciated. Thank you.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Director Obgyn.net Latina Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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