NATURAL
FAMILY
PLANNING
GROUP 4
Vanessa Jacinto Jewel Ameryn Javilles Viviene Malicdem
REPORTER REPORTER REPORTER
Lovely Marasigan Carla Mikaela Manuel
RESEARCHERS RESEARCHERS
What is Natural Family
Planning?
Natural Family Planning (NFP)
describes various modern
methods of achieving or
avoiding pregnancy based on
knowledge of the signs and
symptoms of human fertility.
Advantages of Natural Family Planning
● They help women become more aware of their cycles and
related physiological changes.
● Couples can either plan for achieving or avoiding a
pregnancy using their awareness of the woman’s fertility
pattern.
● Women are able to better recognize abnormalities in their
menstrual cycles and reproductive systems as a result of
greater awareness of their bodies.
● It promotes communication and responsibility-sharing
within couples.
● It is acceptable within all cultures and religious groups.
Disadvantages of Natural Family
Planning
● They do not protect the couple against sexually
transmitted infections (STIs). Where appropriate,
couples must use condoms or other barrier methods as
well.
● Time and effort must be invested to observe and
accurately record fertility indicators, which may not be
possible for busy women.
● It is a couple-centered process so both partners need to
agree to use these methods.
How does natural family
planning work?
The calendar, basal body temperature,
and cervical mucus methods are
combined to give you the awareness of
when your body is most fertile. As you
become familiar with your body’s
ovulation and fertile window, it provides
you the opportunity to abstain from
sexual intercourse or use a barrier
method during that time.
Family Planning Methods
The natural family
planning methods do not
include any chemical or
foreign body introduction
into the human body.
Family Planning Methods
Abstinence
Sexual abstinence means
not having sexual
intercourse, Abstinence
works as an effective form
of birth control by
eliminating all chances of
sperm fertilizing an egg.
Pros and Cons of Abstinence
Advantages
Disadvantages
It is 100% effective at
It may be difficult to practice
preventing unwanted
abstinence for long periods of time.
pregnancies and STIs.
It can be difficult to follow through
There are no medical
with if your partner is not on board.
or hormonal side
effects.
If you have not had sexual
education or been given information
It doesn't cost
about contraception, you may not
anything.
be prepared to protect yourself from
pregnancy or sexually transmitted
infections if you choose to have sex.
Family Planning Method
Calendar Method (Rhythm
Method)
The rhythm method of birth
control, also known as natural
family planning or fertility
awareness, is the process of
tracking your monthly menstrual
cycle to help you either avoid
pregnancy or become pregnant.
Calendar Method (Rhythm Method)
Using the traditional calendar rhythm method involves these steps
Record the length of six to 12 of your menstrual cycles. Using a calendar,
write down the number of days in each menstrual cycle counting from the
first day of your period to the first day of your next period.
Determine the length of your shortest menstrual cycle. Subtract 18 from
the total number of days in your shortest cycle. This number represents the
first fertile day of your cycle.
Determine the length of your longest menstrual cycle. Subtract 11 from
the total number of days in your longest cycle. This number represents the
last fertile day of your cycle.
Plan sex carefully during fertile days. If you're hoping to avoid pregnancy,
unprotected sex is off-limits during your fertile days every month.
Update your calculations every month. Continue recording the length of your
menstrual cycles to make sure you're properly determining your fertile days.
Pros and Cons of Calendar Method
Advantages Disadvantages
The rhythm method can The rhythm method is an inexpensive and
be used as a way to safe way to help you chart your fertility —
promote fertility or as a the time of month when you're most likely
method of to be able to get pregnant.
contraception, by
helping you determine Using the rhythm method as a form of
the best days to have or birth control doesn't pose any direct risks.
avoid unprotected sex. However, it's considered one of the least
effective forms of birth control.
Some women choose to
use the rhythm method The rhythm method doesn't protect you
if a complex medical from sexually transmitted infections
history limits traditional
birth control options, or
for religious reasons.-
Family Planning Methods
Basal Body Temperature
Some women choose the basal
body temperature method
because they do not want to
take medications or hormones
for birth control. In some
cases, people use the method
for religious reasons.
How does the basal body temperature
method work?
To use the basal body temperature method:
• Make sure you have a thermometer that measures temperatures to at least
one-tenth of a degree.
• Take your basal temperature at the same time every day.
• Measure the temperature from the same place every day.
• Record the temperature each day. Use a graph, list, or fertility-tracking app
that allows you to compare each day’s temperature.
• Identify a temperature increase. Basal body temperature typically rises less
than ½ of a degree Fahrenheit after ovulation.
• Consider the fertile period, You are most likely to get pregnant during the
period spanning 2 days before and 3 days after ovulation.
Pros and Cons of Basal Body Temperature Method
Advantages Disadvantages
Not accurate in women who have
Inexpensive
irregular menstrual cycles
No side effects
Increase in temperature occurs during or
after the fertile period, so the fertile
Does not involve risks of
period could be missed
hormonal contraception
BBT method alone is a less effective
method for preventing pregnancy than
other forms of birth control
Family Planning Method
Cervical Mucus Method
The cervical mucus method is a
technique used in natural family
planning. It involves tracking
changes in your cervical mucus
(fluid discharged by the lower
part of the uterus). This fluid
protects sperm when it travels
through a woman’s reproductive
system to meet an egg.
How does the cervical mucus
method work?
The amount, color, and texture of a woman’s cervical mucus change during her
menstrual cycle. The changes are more noticeable around ovulation. To use the
cervical mucus method:
● Check your cervical mucus every day.
● Collect discharge from your underwear.
● Record the description. Track your finding on a chart, list or fertility tracking app
so you can compare each day’s findings. The typical phases of cervical mucus
quality during the cycle includes:
● Plan sex with the fertile period in mind. Your most fertile days are the days with
the clear, slippery and stretchy cervical mucus.
Pros and Cons of Cervical mucus method
Advantages
Disadvantages
The cervical mucus
method does not cost The cervical mucus method does not
anything and has no side protect against sexually transmitted
effects. diseases.
Also, several outside factors can change
the look and feel of cervical mucus.
Factors that can alter cervical mucus include:
Douching.
Having sex.
Having an infection in the vagina.
Taking certain medications.
Using a lubricant.
