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Prediction of Fertile Days in Your Current Cycle
➢ Tell the woman to calculate her cycle for 6m and know the shortest cycle.
➢ Find the shortest cycle.
➢ Subtract 18 from the shortest cycle to know the first day of fertile days.
➢ Find the longest cycle.
➢ Subtract "11" from the longest cycle to know last day of fertile days.
An Example for Prediction of Fertile Days in Your Current Cycle
➢ Predicting the first fertile day if the shortest cycle 26 day.
➢ Subtract 18 from that leave 8.This is the first fertile day.
➢ Predicting the last fertile day. if the longest cycle 30 day.
➢ Subtract 11 from 30 it leaves 19.This is the last fertile day.
➢ In this example from 8 to 19 are unsafe days, all other safe day.
Advantages of Calendar Method
1. There are no side effects.
2. In expensive.
3. Encourage communication between couples.
4. It is acceptable to all cultures.
Disadvantages of Calendar Method
1. There is restriction on sex.
2. Take long time to learn and use it properly.
3. If one does not have regular menstrual cycle miscalculation for dates can
occur. Resulting in not knowing what safe time for inter.
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