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 ...

Many people who are trying to get pregnant use period-tracking apps to figure out when they're most fertile. But does it work the other way around? Can your period tracker act as birth control? For ...

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 ...

The rhythm method — a favorite of Luddites and strict Catholics — has seen some renewed popularity recently. While women aren't storming Office Depot for Filofaxes — a 2002 survey found that less than ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. For women trying not to get pregnant, life should be easy. Conception can only ...

For women trying not to get pregnant, life should be easy. Conception can only happen 12-24 hours after ovulation. Sure, sperm may last as many as 3-4 days in the genital tract, hanging around for the ...