Calendar method as a way to plan pregnancy

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

The most important thing for any parent is the he alth of his child. It is no secret that more than half of newborns in our country have some kind of disease. Diseases are formed during fetal development for various reasons. Most often, a child is born sick with complications during the mother's pregnancy. Complications arise not only for physiological reasons, but also when a woman takes various medications before pregnancy, including contraceptives.

Gynecological polyclinics have established family consultations, within the framework of which a family planning program is being carried out. It is designed to help give birth to a he althy generation of children, helps future parents make informed choices, prepare for conception and the birth of a child.

This program uses various methods to control pregnancy. One of the safest is the calendar method. It excludes the impact on the woman's body of medications. Therefore, in the event of a mistake and an unexpected pregnancy, it does not harm the unborn child.

The calendar method determines the timethe period during which the probability of pregnancy is maximum. For its calculations, it is necessary to record the beginning of the menstrual cycle throughout the year. The first day is considered the day of the appearance of bleeding. The long duration of observations is due to the fact that the menstrual cycle of a woman is influenced not only by her physiological characteristics, but also by her psychological state, climate change, and physical activity.

The longest and shortest periods are selected from the entire series of observations. The short cycle determines the first day of the interval, when the onset of pregnancy is most likely. Subtract eighteen from the number of days. For example, a short cycle lasts 27 days, then 27-18=9. The ninth day of the cycle is day 1 of the period when it is possible to conceive a child.

With the help of a long cycle, the calendar method determines the last day of the interval when pregnancy is most likely. Eleven is subtracted from the number of cycle days. For example, the longest period is 33 days, then 33-11=22. On the twenty-second day of the cycle, the period when it is possible to conceive a child ends.

The calendar method is based on the calculation of the ovulation period. From the above examples, it can be seen that a woman can ovulate between the 9th and 22nd day of the menstrual cycle. In addition, this period can be determined by pain in the lower abdomen, increased sexual desire, or pass a special test. But this method does not guarantee that pregnancy will not occur on other days.

For greater confidence in determining the period of ovulation, the calendar method and observations are supported by tracking changes in basal temperature. It is measured in the morning, as soon as the woman woke up, rectally. The results are entered into a table or plotted. During ovulation, the temperature rises sharply. It can reach values of 37.2°C - 37.4°C. The period of possible conception of a child begins 4 days before the temperature rises and ends 4 days after.

Ovulation methods are based on the collection of statistical data. They are absolutely harmless methods of contraception or planning a desired pregnancy.