The European Union approved the first mobile app designed for contraception, NPR reports. The Natural Cycles app aims to prevent pregnancy by evaluating a woman's daily temperature and menstruation ...

The rhythm or calendar method is a natural approach to birth control. It requires a person to monitor their menstrual cycle and signals from the body to estimate when sex is least likely to result in ...

A recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention study of teen sex habits and attitudes revealed many thought-provoking trends and interesting statistics. The finding that seems to be getting the ...

What is the rhythm method? The rhythm method, also called the calendar method or the calendar rhythm method, is a form of natural family planning. To use the rhythm method, women track their menstrual ...

Chances are, you’ve heard about the rhythm method - and chances are, you haven’t heard entirely good things. The contraception technique, which involves a heterosexual couple having sex based around ...

Beware of researchers with hidden religious agendas: That is the lesson behind research proclaiming that the rhythm method is more effective than condom use. At first blush, it’s exciting to read ...

The fertility awareness method (FAM) tracks your natural cycles of fertility to help prevent pregnancy. The rhythm method, which estimates the time of ovulation, is one part of FAM. The fertility ...