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Descriptor
English
:
Natural Family Planning Methods
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Métodos Naturales de Planificación Familiar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Métodos Naturais de Planejamento Familiar
Synonyms
English
:
Natural Family Planning
Periodic Abstinence
Tree Number:
E02.875.194.605
Definition
English
:
A class of natural contraceptive
methods
in which
SEXUAL ABSTINENCE
is practiced a few days before and after the estimated day of
ovulation
, during the fertile phase.
Methods
for determining the
fertile period
or
OVULATION DETECTION
are based on various physiological
indicators
, such as circulating
hormones
, changes in cervical mucus (
CERVIX MUCUS
), and the basal
body temperature.
See Related
English
:
Fertile Period
History Note
English
:
2004 (1975); for NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING use FAMILY PLANNING 1988-2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
12661
Unique Identifier:
D012252
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