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Symptothermal Method
A technique of usual family planning that closely checks two indicators of fertility is just as effective as oral contraception in stopping unwanted pregnancies if applied correctly, European researchers report.Known as the symptothermal method, the system helps recognize the woman’s fertile period by measuring her temperature and watching cervical secretions. During the identified times, sexual contact is avoided altogether or performed using a barrier method, for example condoms.
In the current study, reported in the journal Human Reproduction, the symptothermal method lead to an generally annual unplanned pregnancy rate of about 0.6 percent per 100 women, which is on par with the rates typically notice with contraceptive pills.
“For a contraceptive method to be rated as highly (effective) as the hormonal pill, there should be less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women per year,” lead author Dr. Petra Frank-Herrmann, from the University of Heidelberg in German.
Between women who always applied the symptothermal method accurately, the unplanned pregnancy rate was 0.4 percent. “Therefore, we sustain that the effectiveness of the symptothermal method is equal to the effectiveness of contemporary contraceptive methods,” she added.
“For a contraceptive method to be rated as highly (effective) as the hormonal pill, there should be less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women per year,” lead author Dr. Petra Frank-Herrmann, from the University of Heidelberg in German.
Between women who always applied the symptothermal method accurately, the unplanned pregnancy rate was 0.4 percent. “Therefore, we sustain that the effectiveness of the symptothermal method is equal to the effectiveness of contemporary contraceptive methods,” she added.
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