Natural family planning

The term "natural family planning" is the umbrella term for several methods that all have one thing in common: by observing physical symptoms or some sequences of statistical cycles, conclusions are drawn about fertility, because women are only in the fertility phase at certain times. moments cycle fertile, i.e. around the ovulation.

Both the pure observation of cervical mucus ("Billings method") is part of the "natural family planning" and the calculation of fertile days on a calendar basis ("Knaus-Ogino") or the measurement of temperature ("temperature method"). The most researched and safest method is this symptothermale methode, in which different parameters are observed and evaluated according to certain rules.

Natural family planning helps you to fulfill your desire to have a child - because sometimes it is not enough to simply stop using contraception. It is then important for you to know your ovulation in order to try to get pregnant at the best time.

Your body sends you various signals that tell you that you are currently in your fertile days. Increased core body temperature, a change in cervical mucus, or a change in the opening of your cervix - all of these indicate that you have a chance of getting pregnant.

With natural family planning, you can track your cycle and find out when yours ovulation to have. the syntothermic method it is particularly suitable for this because it is particularly accurate.

A tip: it is best to have sex two days before ovulation: a broken egg is only fertile for up to 48 hours. And even though the sperm can survive for up to five days, the road to the waiting egg is a little adventure for the sperm.