Natural family planning

Natural Family Planning is a method of periodic abstinence and sexual contact between the male and female couple who desire to plan the timing of the arrival of their offspring. By being able to estimate whether on not a woman is likely to be ovulating, the chances of conception can be increased or decreased depending on whether that time period is used for abstinence from, or engagement in, unprotected intercourse. In many traditional societies, family planning is part of the social and religious fabric of everyday life. For some couples in developed countries, natural family planning is a contraceptive choice that is made on moral, religious or personal grounds.