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MUCUS

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 also called the ovulation method,Billings ovulation method, andfertility awareness-based methods.

Abstaining from sexual intercourseduring fertile wet! days to "revent"regnancy Cuevas, #$$%!.

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Mucus &attern

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'ow cervical secretions change(

)* noticeable cervical secretions for threeto four days after your "eriods ends

Scanty, cloudy and stic+y secretions for

the next three to ve daysAbundant, clear and wet secretions for the

next three to four days the "eriod beforeand during ovulation

)o noticeable cervical secretions for to/ days until your next "eriod begins

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Advantages

and

Disadvantages

DISADVANTAGES

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 ADVANTAGES

Cervical mucusmonitoring is free and safe

and does re0uire avisit to the doctor1s o2ce. 3here are no side e4ects.5s not ta+en with anymedicine

wor+ as an indicator thatthe calendar method iswor+ingCan be used by any

woman as long as she isnot su4ering from a diseasecondition of there"roductive organ

DISADVANTAGES

)ot a "articularly reliablemethod of birth control,es"ecially for women with

irregular cycles&atience re0uired to really+now your cycle. 5t may ta+emore than a few months of

consistent record +ee"ing.5f you already +now or ndout that you have irregularmenstrual cycles, thisnatural method of birth

control may not be right foryou.Consistency of a woman1s

cervical mucus can

change if she has a vaginal

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'ow it is used6

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• 7ecording of menstruation and drydays

• 5ns"ecting underwear regularly for"resence of mucus

• 7ecording the most fertileobservation8characteristics at theend of the day

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 3he 7ules of the Billings *vulation

Method

• 9or the Achievement of &regnancy

• 9or the &ost"onement of &regnancy

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&ea+ 7ule

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7eference

• Cuevas, 9. &. #$$%.!. Public health nursing in the Philippines. $th ed.! &hili""ines( &ublications Committee, )ational <eague of&hili""ine =overnment )urses, 5nc.

• 9reedman, M. #$>!. Types of Birth Control Methods: CervicalMucus. 'ealthgrades *"erating Com"any, 5nc.! 7etrieved ?uly

@, #$>, from Better Medicine from 'ealthgrades( htt"(88www.localhealth.com8article8ty"es-of-birth-control-methods-cervical-mucus

• Mayoclinic.org, #$>!. Cervical mucus method for natural family planning - Mayo Clinic. online Available at(htt"(88www.mayoclinic.org8tests-"rocedures8cervical-mucus-method8basics8denition8"rc-#$$D$$> Accessed #$ ?ul. #$>.

• &lanned"arenthood.org, #$>!. Fertility Aareness-Based Methods! "FAMs# $atural Birth Control. online Available at(htt"(88www."lanned"arenthood.org8learn8birth-control8fertility-awareness Accessed #$ ?ul. #$>.

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7eferences

• Ealter, S., F <ehu, &. #$>!. $aturalFamily Planning: Monitoring CervicalMucus. ?ohn Eiley F Sons, 5nc.!

7etrieved ?uly @, #$>, from Sex 9or;ummies, Drd :dition(htt"(88www.dummies.com8how-

to8content8natural-family-"lanning-monitoring-cervical-mucus.html