Is their abstinence involved when the NFM method is used for contraception?
With the NFM method you will be able to detect your fertile time, with the addition of adding ‘safety margin’ days buffering before and after your peak fertile day, compensating for any sperm living in the female body. As you become more comfortable determining your ovulatory cues, generally you will have as few as 7 fertile days per cycle. During this learning stage, if you are unsure on a particular day whether you are fertile, always assume you are. On fertile days some women choose to completely abstain from intercourse, while others choose to use a barrier method, i.e. condoms, during this time. ‘Withdrawl’ alone would not be a safe form of birth control during your fertile time. *Always remember when a woman is ovulating, her body is fertile – physically primed and ready for conception. If a couple does choose to have protected intercourse during this time, they must be careful to not let biological urges allow for carelessness; as well as considering the rare chance of condom fa
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