The Ovulation Method of Contraception
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Vol. 11 (1) , 1-14
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.1976.tb01247.x
Abstract
The ovulation method of contraception is based on an interpretation of the patient's vaginal mucus discharge. The only major trial of it shows a failure rate of at least 25.4 pregnancies per 100 woman years: from these figures about 25 per cent of women using it in any one year would become pregnant. Despite this failure rate, the ovulation method continues to receive considerable government support.Keywords
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