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This article is about methods of family planning approved by the Catholic Church. For a more general use of the term, see fertility awareness.
Natural family planning
Background
Birth control type
Behavioral
First use
Ancient: calendar, LAM mid-1930s: BBT
1950s: mucus
Failure rates (First six months: LAM
Per year: symptoms- and calendar-based)
Perfect use
LAM: 0.5%
Symptoms based: 1–3%
Calendar based: 5–9%
Typical use
LAM: 2%
Symptoms based: 2–25%
Calendar based: 25%
Usage
Reversibility
Yes
User reminders
Dependent upon strict user adherence to method
Clinic review
None
Advantages and disadvantages
STD protection
No
Periods
Prediction
Benefits
Personal self-awareness, no side effects, can aid pregnancy achievement, in accord with Catholic teachings, nothing explicitly blocking the possibility of pregnancy can affect intercourse
Natural family planning (NFP) comprises the family planning methods approved by the Roman Catholic Church for both achieving and avoiding pregnancy. In accordance with the Church 's teachings regarding sexual behavior in keeping with its philosophy of the dignity of the human person, NFP excludes the use of other methods of birth control, which it refers to as "artificial contraception."
Periodic abstinence is the only method deemed moral by the Church for avoiding pregnancy. When used to avoid pregnancy, NFP limits sexual intercourse to naturally infertile periods; portions of the menstrual cycle, during pregnancy, and after menopause. Various methods may be used to identify whether a woman is likely to be fertile; this information may be used in attempts to either avoid or achieve pregnancy.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Pre-20th century
1.2 Early 20th century
1.3 Later 20th century to present
2 Prevalence
3 Not contraception
4 Methods
4.1 Symptoms-based
4.2 Calendar-based
4.3 Lactational amenorrhea
5 Theological debate
6 See also
7 References
8 Notes
9 External links
History[edit
Natural family planning
Background
Birth control type
Behavioral
First use
Ancient: calendar, LAM mid-1930s: BBT
1950s: mucus
Failure rates (First six months: LAM
Per year: symptoms- and calendar-based)
Perfect use
LAM: 0.5%
Symptoms based: 1–3%
Calendar based: 5–9%
Typical use
LAM: 2%
Symptoms based: 2–25%
Calendar based: 25%
Usage
Reversibility
Yes
User reminders
Dependent upon strict user adherence to method
Clinic review
None
Advantages and disadvantages
STD protection
No
Periods
Prediction
Benefits
Personal self-awareness, no side effects, can aid pregnancy achievement, in accord with Catholic teachings, nothing explicitly blocking the possibility of pregnancy can affect intercourse
Natural family planning (NFP) comprises the family planning methods approved by the Roman Catholic Church for both achieving and avoiding pregnancy. In accordance with the Church 's teachings regarding sexual behavior in keeping with its philosophy of the dignity of the human person, NFP excludes the use of other methods of birth control, which it refers to as "artificial contraception."
Periodic abstinence is the only method deemed moral by the Church for avoiding pregnancy. When used to avoid pregnancy, NFP limits sexual intercourse to naturally infertile periods; portions of the menstrual cycle, during pregnancy, and after menopause. Various methods may be used to identify whether a woman is likely to be fertile; this information may be used in attempts to either avoid or achieve pregnancy.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
1.1 Pre-20th century
1.2 Early 20th century
1.3 Later 20th century to present
2 Prevalence
3 Not contraception
4 Methods
4.1 Symptoms-based
4.2 Calendar-based
4.3 Lactational amenorrhea
5 Theological debate
6 See also
7 References
8 Notes
9 External links
History[edit
References: UN estimates[edit source | editbeta] World Population Prospects, 2010[11]