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Comparison Of Abstinence And Coital Frequency Between 2 Natural Methods Of Family Planning, Richard J. Fehring, Mary Schneider
Comparison Of Abstinence And Coital Frequency Between 2 Natural Methods Of Family Planning, Richard J. Fehring, Mary Schneider
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Introduction
The length of periodic abstinence, due to overestimation of the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle, is often a cause for dissatisfaction, discontinuation, and user error with natural family planning (NFP) methods. The objective of this research was to compare the length of required abstinence (ie, estimated fertility) and coital frequency between 2 NFP methods.
Methods
This was an analysis of data from a 12-month prospective comparison study in which participants were randomized into either an electronic hormonal fertility monitor (EHFM) group or a cervical mucus monitoring (CMM) group—both of which included a fertility algorithm as a double check …