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	Examples of Misconceptions: Periodic Abstinence
		Menstruation occurs at more or less regular intervals (monthly) although there are great variations in cycle length between women and also variations in the same woman at different times in her life due to age, stress, and other factors.
		To use rhythm effectively, couples are required to have sufficient intelligence, motivation and self-discipline to restrict intercourse to the defined "safe period" of each menstrual cycle.
		The most effective use of rhythm does entail a failure rate and the definition of the "safe period" of each cycle varies according to which method is used.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /Health/TeenHealth/HSex/bcmisper.html (1029 words)

	Abstinence - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Abstinence, the practice of refraining from bodily or sensual pleasures in order to attain a higher spiritual state or a more thorough concentration...
		Abstinence: British journalism will not suffer from a…, Abstinence: Deny yourself!
		Some women prefer periodic abstinence from sex during fertile periods as a method of birth control because it does not rely on devices or drugs to...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Abstinence.html (90 words)

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		This argument alleges that spouses employing periodic abstinence are placing a "temporal" barrier between sperm and egg, in contradistinction to those who place "spatial" barriers between sperm and ovum by use of condoms and diaphragms or "chemical" barriers by use of pills and spermicidal jellies.
		The direct intention of persons who regulate conception by periodic abstinence is precisely the intent not to have sexual relations and not to contracept; it is precisely the intent to "abstain" from coition rather than make coition anti-procreative.
		Natural family planning (or the use of periodic abstinence) is, after all, family planning: it is predicated upon a respect for the goodness of human fertility, on a love for life and the openness of the marital act to the good of human life in its transmission.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARRIAGE/COABPA.TXT (6770 words)

	Safety Sex (Birth Control Methods)- CondomX
		The principle of this method is to refrain from sexual intercourse during the ovulation period when the woman is most fertile.
		The fertile period can be estimated by the calendar method, charting daily basal body temperature, or detecting changes in cervical mucus.
		The various methods used for estimating the fertile period also require careful instruction and some couples may find it difficult to abstain from sexual intercourse during the fertile period unless they are strongly motivated and co-operative.
	www.condomx.com /home/edu/birthctr/periodic (166 words)

	lifeissues \| Periodic Abstinence: Toward a Fuller Expression of Love
		However, it seems that periodic abstinence is regarded as something very difficult to practice, something that only a certain few can live with.
		Negative feelings in the practice of periodic abstinence are likely to show up if both the husband and wife somehow feel that it is the wife's fault if they cannot have intercourse.
		Couples for whom periodic abstinence is a positive experience appreciate the loving that goes on during the days of abstinence from intercourse.
	www.lifeissues.net /writers/kis/kis_01periodicabstience.html (1160 words)

	Reproductive Health of Young Adults
		The traditional contraceptive methods of periodic abstinence and withdrawal, or coitus interruptus, are always available to youth and, unlike modern methods, do not cost anything.
		Periodic abstinence means abstaining from sexual intercourse during the woman's fertile time.
		Both withdrawal and periodic abstinence require couples to be highly motivated and knowledgeable about their bodies and to use great self-control.
	www.fhi.org /training/en/modules/ADOL/s3pg17.htm (325 words)

	CONTRACEPTION: NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
		It is also sometimes referred to as ‘periodic abstinence’ and includes such techniques as the ‘Billings’ and ‘rhythm’ methods.
		This is followed by a period of vulval wetness, where your body produces clear, stretchy, slippery mucus, which corresponds to ovulation (fertile phase).
		Also, if you have sex after your period and before the fertile peak it should only be on alternate evenings where no mucus is present, otherwise the semen will make it impossible to determine the status of your mucus.
	www.mydr.com.au /?article=3083 (1052 words)

	Birth Control Overview
		Abstinence may be difficult for some couples to maintain.
		This method involves periodic abstinence (no sexual intercourse), with couples attempting to avoid intercourse during a woman's fertile period—around the time of ovulation.
		The safe period is considered to be any dry mucus days just after menstruation and the 10 or 11 days at the end of the cycle.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /birth_control_overview/page2_em.htm (2035 words)

	NFP -- What should Catholics think about it?
		It is simply periodic abstinence; meaning that the married couple refrains from the marital act at certain times.
		Abstinence from the marital act then, including periodic abstinence, can only be permitted in certain conditions for serious reasons.
		Although the practice of periodic abstinence may help some couples learn to respect each other more, and communicate better, it is often gained at a severe price.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Oracle/9463/nfp.html (1215 words)

	Making Periodic Abstinence Work for You
		Periodic abstinence also occurs naturally throughout a couple's life such as during times of illness, business trips, or mood swings.
		Periodic abstinence may enhance their chances of achieving pregnancy, in addition to providing benefits to the relationship.
		Couples adapt best to periodic abstinence during the fertile time by planning ahead to express their sexuality in a non-genital fashion.
	www.aafcp.org /periodic_abstinence.html (745 words)

	PPCC : Library : Health and Education References : Birth Control : Abstinence and Fertility Awareness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Periodic abstinence and fertility awareness methods (FAMs) are ways you can prevent pregnancy using your fertility pattern.
		Women using periodic abstinence for contraception do not have vaginal intercourse during their fertile or “unsafe” days.
		Using abstinence or contraception on those days is the way these methods are used for birth control.
	www.plan4it.org /library/abstinence.html (905 words)

	Abstinence
		Abstinence differs from natural family plannand periodic abstinence in that people who choose abstinence do not engage in any act of sexual intercourse.
		If you are in a relationship and choose abstinence as a method of birth control, you are making a conscious decision to refuse or decline sexual intercourse.
		Abstinence is the only method of birth control that guarantees 100-percent protection against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
	womenshealth.aetna.com /WH/ihtWH/r.WSIHW000/st.41823/t.42856.html (172 words)

	Periodic Abstinence, Fertility Awareness Methods, Female Birth Control Methods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Periodic Abstinence or Fertility Awareness Methods - A woman who has a regular menstrual cycle has about nine or more fertile days, or days when she is able to get pregnant, each month.
		Periodic abstinence means you do not have sex on the days that you may be fertile.
		You keep a written record of when you get your period, what it is like (heavy or light blood flow), and how you feel (sore breasts, cramps).
	www.habibintl.com /fertility-awareness-methods.htm (305 words)

	Couples' Reports of Their Contraceptive Use: Do Husbands in Africa Overstate the Case?
		Roughly three-quarters of women whose husbands reported relying on condoms (73%) or periodic abstinence (79%) said they used no method; the proportion was much smaller for the injectable (32%), pill (21%) and sterilization (16%), and was negligible for the IUD (2%).
		Furthermore, couples in which the husband knew of periodic abstinence were half as likely to have both spouses report contraceptive use as to have only the man report use (0.5).
		The likelihood that wives, but not husbands, would report method use was elevated if the wife reported discussing family planning with her husband (3.3) and if she knew of periodic abstinence (4.3); it was reduced if only the husband reported discussing family planning (0.2).
	www.agi-usa.org /pubs/journals/2620300b.html (1240 words)

	Abstinence
		Abstinence, or not having oral, vaginal or anal sex, is the best way to protect yourself.
		Abstinence is the only form of birth control that is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy, if adhered to 100% of the time.
		After one year, the abstinence group reported similar levels of sexual activity as the safer-sex group and the control group.
	www.menstuff.org /issues/byissue/abstinence.html (1048 words)

	Abstinence : American Pregnancy Association
		Periodic abstinence is often used by couples who are practicing the fertility awareness method of birth control as a means of preventing pregnancy during the fertile period of a woman's cycle.
		Abstinence is most successful when you are diligent and use planning within your relationships.
		Abstinence is chosen by women and men for a number of reasons.
	www.americanpregnancy.org /preventingpregnancy/abstinence.html (528 words)

	Periodic Abstinence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Periodic Abstinence is birth control based on absti-nence from sexual intercourse during and around the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle.
		The length of at least 6 consecutive cycles is required, to enable a reasonable prediction of the length of the next 3 cycles to be made.
		Therefore abstinence should be observed from day 6 to day 19 (inclusive) of the cycle, the first day of menstruation being recorded as day 1.
	www.shfpact.org.au /old/abstinence.html (1660 words)

	Femalepatient.com
		Several techniques are used to detect the at-risk days, but the typical failure rate for periodic abstinence is 25%.
		From these data, the extremes of cycle length are identified, and the days of abstinence are calculated with the assumption that the sperm survive 5 days, the ovum survives for 1 day, and the luteal phase is 12 to 16 days long.
		If a woman’s period starts before the darker bead, her cycle was too short to rely on the beads.
	www.femalepatient.com /html/arc/sig/contra/articles/article_9.asp (1599 words)

	eMedicine - Contraception : Article by Omnia M Samra, MD
		The basal body temperature of a woman is relatively low during the follicular phase and rises in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in response to the thermogenic effect of progesterone.
		Factors include dependence on the patient's history of their last menstrual period and day of exposure, effect of regular and irregular menstrual cycles on the calculation of the estimated time of ovulation, the possibility of the patient being pregnant, and the possibility that more than one unprotected coitus has occurred during that period.
		The targets of the immune response are accessible to the immune system during a finite period, such as coitus (sperm antigens in the female), egg maturation (zona pellucida antigens), or successful fertilization (chorionic gonadotropin).
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3211.htm (10008 words)

	Infertility Treatment, Female Infertility, Secondary Infertility, Causes Of Female Infertility, Infertility Awarness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Important: Effectiveness of periodic abstinence varies more as compared to other family planning methods.
		Periodic abstinence is acceptable to the religious groups that reject other methods.
		If using periodic abstinence requires long periods of without vaginal contact ---8-6 days each menstrual cycle, abstinence may then be difficult for some couples.
	health.indiamart.com /womenshealth/infertility/effective-method.html (380 words)

	NFP offers user-control, but requires discipline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Even when couples have been trained in NFP techniques, periodic abstinence can be difficult to practice.
		Animal studies and some human studies have suggested that sperm or eggs that have remained in the male or female reproductive tract for a prolonged period and are at the end of their life span as gametes may be associated with a greater risk of spontaneous abortion.
		Physicians' views of periodic abstinence methods: a study in four countries.
	www.un.org /popin/popis/journals/network/network171/nfp171.html (1552 words)

	Selective Intercourse vs. Spontaneous Intercourse
		While many natural systems over the years have relied on the concept of “periodic abstinence” to describe what is involved in the implementation of these systems, “periodic abstinence” is not at all specific to their use.
		Those who use contraceptives also practice periodic abstinence, since they do abstain from genital intercourse between one sexual contact and the next.
		So, the idea of “periodic abstinence” is not a concept that applies exclusively to a natural means to regulate fertility.
	www.creightonmodel.com /intercourse.htm (329 words)

	Welcome to John Paul II Institute
		Irreconcilable concepts of the human person and human sexuality underlie the acceptance of contraception and the practice of periodic abstinence.
		This seminar will compare and contrast the profoundly important anthropological and moral assumptions underlying the practices of contraception and periodic abstinence.
		Texts relevant to identifying irreconcilable concepts of the human person and human sexuality and their bearing on the “culture of death” and the “culture of life” will be analyzed.
	www.johnpaulii.edu /cour904.html (158 words)

	In Focus: Abstinence — Is It Right for You Now? — teenwire.com
		Your relationship may not be as stable or as committed as is necessary for developing the trust and cooperation necessary for effective use of this method.
		You may find it hard to abstain for long periods of time, and you may even find yourself in a situation where you have a heat-of-the-moment decision to end your abstinence without being prepared to protect yourself against pregnancy or infection.
		It might seem awkward, but once you get that conversation about your abstinence choice out of the way, you can get to the good stuff — like watching movies, holding hands, laughing, eating ice cream, dancing, bike riding, hugging, sharing secrets, rollerblading, shopping, going to the beach, listening to music, and much more.
	www.teenwire.com /infocus/2000/if-20001025p087a.php?print=yes (556 words)

	lifeissues.net \| Users of Periodic Abstinence in Developing Countries Have Fewer Abortions Than Contraceptive Users
		According to studies conducted through the auspices of the United Nations, at the turn of the (21st) century approximately 27 million (2.6%) couples of reproductive age world-wide were using some form of periodic abstinence (PA) as a means of child spacing.
		Only 62% of PA users were able to identify "in the middle of the cycle,"as the correct answer to knowledge of the fertile period.
		The other choices in the survey were - "during her period," "right after her period," and "just before her period." The correct knowledge among current users of PA ranged from a low of 8.2% in Zimbabwe to a high of 90.6% in Kazakhstan.
	www.lifeissues.net /writers/feh/feh_07userofperiodic.html (571 words)

	Periodic Abstinence, Birth Control Method (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The most effective way to avoid both pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease is to practice total abstinence (refrain from sexual contact).
		For methods that the FDA does not review, such as periodic abstinence, numbers are estimated from published literature.
		For comparison, about 85 out of 100 sexually active women who wish to become pregnant would be expected to become pregnant in a year.
	www.habibintl.com /periodic_abstinence.htm (327 words)

	HCE10b Conception Control, Contraception, and
		{ 1 } - Abstinence from intercourse can help a couple learn to have confidence in the strength of their love for each other and to express it in a variety of ways, without a preoccupation with "total orgasm" which proves to be a source of tension.
		{ 5 } - Periodic abstinence removes something of the sexual routine and enhances the experience when it is actually decided on.
		This would be impossible for the man, and difficult for the woman.
	academic.uofs.edu /faculty/pm363/ME/hce10b0p.htm (1003 words)

	Dr. Schilling's Net Health Book - Periodic Abstinence
		"Abstinence from genital contact during the days of possible fertility is required for the avoidance of pregnancy in all natural methods.
		However, if a couple cannot abstain from sexual relations for a period of 5 to 7 days (sometimes 10 days), it might be wise to study other birth control options (see link under "contraception").
		This outline is only a teaching aid to patients and should stimulate you to ask the right questions when seeing your doctor.
	www.nethealthbook.com /periodicabstinence.html (494 words)

	Contraception After Pregnancy
		To use periodic abstinence, a woman must learn about the different stages of her menstrual cycle.
		She must learn to predict when she will ovulate and to identify her fertile period, during which pregnancy is likely to occur.
		However, this method can be difficult to use after pregnancy when a woman is breastfeeding because her signs of fertility may be absent or hard to interpret.
	www.fhi.org /training/en/modules/AFTER/s2pg12.htm (218 words)

	Abstinence, periodic definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Abstinence, periodic definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Abstinence, periodic: Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman's menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a condom, the diaphragm or a cervical cap) for birth control on those days.
		Because a sperm may live in the female's reproductive tract for up to 7 days and the egg remains fertile for about 24 hours, a woman can get pregnant within a substantial window of time -- from 7 days before ovulation to 3 days after.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9772 (249 words)

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