Fertility Awareness · Methods

Protocol for determining fertility while breastfeeding and not in cycles

Fehring RJ, Barron ML, Schneider M

Published September 20, 2005 Fertility and Sterility, 84(3), 805-807
DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.042 PMID 16169432

Abstract

A protocol was developed and evaluated for nonovulating breastfeeding women to determine potential fertility with an electronic hormonal fertility monitor. The amount of required abstinence (i.e., days of potential fertility) through the first menstrual cycle indicated by the fertility monitor was significantly lower (17% of the total days) compared with the amount of abstinence (50% of the total days) indicated by the self-observation of cervical mucus.

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