State-of-the-art of non-hormonal methods of contraception: IV. Natural family planning

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-123

  Freundl, Günter ^a   Sivin, Irving ^b   Batár, István ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Basal body temperature (BBT) method; Calendar method; Cervical mucus method; Fertility awareness based (FAB) methods; Natural family planning (NFP); Symptothermal method(STM); Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; CALENDAR METHOD; CONTRACEPTION; EJACULATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILE PERIOD; HEALTH BELIEF; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; ORGASM; OVULATION DETECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA; WITHDRAWAL METHOD;

COITUS INTERRUPTUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77949548513     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625180903545302     Document Type: Review

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