Natural Birth Control
The genre of natural methods, called Natural Family Planning (NFP), to prevent conception is condensed into a discussion of three practices: withdrawal, calendar method, and sympto-thermal method.
Withdrawal Method:The withdrawl method is the practice of intercourse in which, just prior to ejaculation the man withdraws so that his semen does not ejaculate into the vaginal cavity of the woman. This is called “coitus interruptus.”
Calendar Method:The “calendar method” (formerly labeled “rhythm method”) is perhaps one of the most elementary of attempts at being somewhat scientific at contraception. It essentially involves tracking a woman’s menstrual cycle to ascertain the times when she is statistically fertile.
Sympto-Thermal Method (STM):Sympto-thermal is a more sophisticated approach to natural contraception. STM implies a wide field of natural means to determine a woman’s time of fertility for the purpose of either avoiding or achieving conception.
Sterilization (specifically, vasectomies and tubal ligations):A vasectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the husband. Generally, outpatient surgery is performed in which the “vas deferens” (the tube which carries the sperm to the prostate gland where it is mixed with other fluids that make up the semen) is severed. A tubal ligation is a procedure in which a woman has her fallopian tubes severed and tied or clipped. This prevents the possibility of egg and sperm meeting via the fallopian tube. There are a variety of ways that tubal ligations are performed. Generally it is a 30-minute outpatient procedure that requires anywhere from 2 to 30 days of recuperation depending on the type of procedure used.
Source: Christian Life Resources
Withdrawal Method:The withdrawl method is the practice of intercourse in which, just prior to ejaculation the man withdraws so that his semen does not ejaculate into the vaginal cavity of the woman. This is called “coitus interruptus.”
Calendar Method:The “calendar method” (formerly labeled “rhythm method”) is perhaps one of the most elementary of attempts at being somewhat scientific at contraception. It essentially involves tracking a woman’s menstrual cycle to ascertain the times when she is statistically fertile.
Sympto-Thermal Method (STM):Sympto-thermal is a more sophisticated approach to natural contraception. STM implies a wide field of natural means to determine a woman’s time of fertility for the purpose of either avoiding or achieving conception.
Sterilization (specifically, vasectomies and tubal ligations):A vasectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the husband. Generally, outpatient surgery is performed in which the “vas deferens” (the tube which carries the sperm to the prostate gland where it is mixed with other fluids that make up the semen) is severed. A tubal ligation is a procedure in which a woman has her fallopian tubes severed and tied or clipped. This prevents the possibility of egg and sperm meeting via the fallopian tube. There are a variety of ways that tubal ligations are performed. Generally it is a 30-minute outpatient procedure that requires anywhere from 2 to 30 days of recuperation depending on the type of procedure used.
Source: Christian Life Resources
