Predict Your Fertility Here are brief descriptions of the changes you can chart to predict when you ovulate in order to plan or prevent pregnancy.
For the temperature method: Take your temperature every morning before getting out of bed. Your temperature rises between 0.4F and 0.8F on the day of ovulation. It remains at that level until your next period. For the cervical mucus method: Observe the changes in your cervical mucus. You must do so all through the first part of your menstrual cycle, until you are sure you have ovulated. Normally cloudy, tacky mucus will become clear and slippery in the few days before ovulation. It also will stretch between the fingers. When this happens you are in your most fertile phase. You must abstain from vaginal intercourse or use a barrier contraceptive during this time. For the calendar method: Chart your menstrual cycles on a calendar. You may be able to predict ovulation if your periods are the same every month. You must abstain or use a barrier method during your "unsafe days." It will be more difficult to predict the day of ovulation if the length of your cycle varies from month to month. In that case, you will have more "unsafe days." It is best not to rely on this method alone. It is best to combine the temperature method, the cervical mucus method, and the calendar method. Using our software you can easily track these changes and see the results in charts and tables. Go to the products page for more details.

	Birth Control Methods Once you start your sexual life you think about birth control. It is important that you know more, so you can choose the best for you, and your future.
There are lots of birth control methods now available to the public. Some of them have side effects for you or eventually for your future baby. Some are permanent, so there is no way back. Here is a list of the currently used birth control methods. Reversible: Behavioral: Abstinence, Predicting Fertility (Fertility Awareness), Withdrawal; Barrier: Condom, Diaphragms and Cervical Caps, Female Condom; Hormonal: Lunelle®, Norplant®, Depo-Provera® , The Pill; IUDs (Intrauterine Devices); Emergency Contraception. Permanent (sterilization): Tubal Sterilization (for woman); Vasectomy (for men).
	Natural Family Planing When you are using Fertility Awareness Methods, along with abstinence during your fertile periods this is called Natural Family Planing.
More Information Read this new article from Oxford study about Fertility awareness methods & family planning.