I second Brock's suggestion for Natural Family Planning. My doctor did not offer much in the way of NFP. However, Planned Parenthood did. Surprising, yeah? They have an entire array of methods & I think they are more receptive to women deciding rather than pushing a decision on them. That's what I've personally noticed anyhow.
Here's another idea to check out: CycleBeads - which are a color coded string of beads that tracks your menstrual cycle. They sound ridiculously simple - they are - but they are over 95% effective & don't require any more effort than taking the pill - no temp. taking, no charting, no mucus checking, etc. It definitely takes away any guessing as to when you should & shouldn't have intercourse. There's also an iCycleBead iPhone app! I use this & it's incredibly easy - You enter the date of your period & a calendar of your fertile & infertile days pops up so you know which days are "safe" and which days require protection.
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I second Brock's suggestion for Natural Family Planning. My doctor did not offer much in the way of NFP. However, Planned Parenthood did. Surprising, yeah? They have an entire array of methods & I think they are more receptive to women deciding rather than pushing a decision on them. That's what I've personally noticed anyhow.
Here's another idea to check out: CycleBeads - which are a color coded string of beads that tracks your menstrual cycle. They sound ridiculously simple - they are - but they are over 95% effective & don't require any more effort than taking the pill - no temp. taking, no charting, no mucus checking, etc. It definitely takes away any guessing as to when you should & shouldn't have intercourse. There's also an iCycleBead iPhone app! I use this & it's incredibly easy - You enter the date of your period & a calendar of your fertile & infertile days pops up so you know which days are "safe" and which days require protection.
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