Description
The Standard Days Method was developed by the researchers at the Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University School of Medicine. This method works by helping women avoid unprotected intercourse during the fertile days of menstrual cycle.
How It Works
This method works best for women with menstrual cycles between 26 and 32 days long. It identifies days 8-19 of the cycle as fertile days. Women should avoid unprotected intercourse from days 8 though 19 of each cycle.
Women are provided with CycleBeads™ as a visual aid to help them identify their cycle length, the day of the cycle, and the fertile days of the cycle. CycleBeads have three different colored beads. The red bead represents the first day of the cycle, brown beads represent days when pregnancy is most unlikely, and white beads represent the fertile days. CycleBeads have a movable rubber ring to mark the days of the cycle.
Advantages
The Standard Days Method is a natural method having no side effects. It is easy to teach, easy to learn, and easy to use. It is a low-cost method, and is 95% effective when used correctly and consistently.
See
also the ReproLearn®
multimedia tutorial on the Standard Days Method.
