Contraceptives, información relacionada

The contraceptive sponge is also called the cervical sponge is small in size, its function is to create a physical barrier between the sperm and the vagina, blocking sperm from entering the uterus, the sperm is retained in the sponge. At the same time the sponge contains spermicide, this is released to prevent the normal movement of sperm.

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Natural contraceptive methods noted below are often unreliable because its proper use requires great knowledge of our body that we do not usually have. If you decide to practice them, you should be well informed and refrain from having sex with intercourse during the fertile days. It is necessary that your partner is in agreement and a willing participant.

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Prolonged breastfeeding as a contraceptive is based on the fact that during breastfeeding, as there is no menstruation, it is not a fertile period. This belief is incorrect since during breastfeeding there can be spontaneous ovulations therefore there is a risk of an unwanted pregnancy.

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The Billings method consists of determining the fertile days through the observation of the changes which are produced in the cervical mucus. It is controlled by the sensations of the external genitals like the humidity, the consistency and the amount of cervical mucus since these are the factors which determine the fertile and infertile days of a woman.

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The basal body temperature is the body temperature of a woman just after waking up (it is advised to sleep a minimum of 5 hours in order to take the basal temperature).

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