Some couples who use a fertility awareness method, choose to “supplement” their method by using condoms every time they have sex, or especially during periods of heightened fertility (rather than abstaining from sex during that time, as most fertility awareness methods advise). Ĭondoms are also free of the health risks associated with the various forms of hormonal birth control pills or the risks related to other birth control devices like IUDs, implants, or patches. For this reason, some couples looking for hormone-free birth control may choose to use what’s known in the medical community as Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FABM), more informally called fertility awareness methods (FAM) or natural family planning (NFP).
Still, when they are use d regularly and as directed (perfect use rates are as high as 98% ), condoms can prevent pregnancy more often than not i f a woman happens to have sex on a day when she is fertile, condoms can lessen the likelihood of pregnancy. They are also billed as being essential to “safe sex,” in that they can be protective against the transmission of certain STDs (although it should be noted that they are not equally effective against all types of STDs). However, w hen compared to other forms of contraception, condoms are surprisingly ineffective (the CDC reports a typical use failure rate of 13% ). The title of this article seems like a joke, doesn’t it? As we all know, condoms are a form of birth control. If that sounds like it just doesn’t make any sense, h ang in there-please let me explain! When condoms could make pregnancy more likely Some people advocate for the use of condoms in conjunction with fertility awareness, while others believe condoms could make your fertility awareness method less effective, thereby making pregnancy more likely.
A mong those who promote body literacy, fertility awareness methods, and natural family planning, opinions are split on the topic of condoms.
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