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 ...

Perhaps you’re old enough to remember the “calendar rhythm method" of birth control. Before the Pill became available in the late 1960s, the “rhythm method” was quite popular, especially among those ...

If it feels like you've tried every type of birth control out there and still haven't found something that works for you, then the prospect of an inexpensive, non-hormonal, at-home method probably ...

Today’s teenagers are increasingly likely to use the rhythm method to prevent pregnancy and to have relaxed attitudes about unwed motherhood, according to a new government sex survey. The results, ...

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 ...

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" may kill off more embryos than other contraceptive methods, such as coils, morning after pills, and oral contraceptives, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The ...

No hormones; no side effects. First things first: I tried birth control pills when I was younger, but they just weren’t for me. They made me break out, gain weight, and become unbelievably moody—not ...