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Definition of Rhythm method
1. Noun. Natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle).
Generic synonyms: Natural Family Planning
Definition of Rhythm method
1. Noun. A method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in pregnancy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Rhythm method
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhythm Method
Literary usage of Rhythm method
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textile Workers in Brazil and Argentina: A Study of the Interrelationships by Liliana Acero (1991)
"Before, we used the natural method [the rhythm method] but that was a mess because
it interfered a lot in our relations. Yes, we are now avoiding having ..."
2. Vicars of Christ: Popes, Power, and Politics in the Modern World by Michael P. Riccards (1998)
"His approval of the rhythm method showed a thoughtful attempt to provide for some
birth control techniques within the rigid formulations that he had ..."
3. English-spanish glossary for Health AIDS: Glosario Espanol-Ingles para los edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"rhythm method rhythm method The rhythm method requires abstaining from sexual
relations a few days before, during, and after ovulation or period of ..."
4. Current Issues in Women's Health: An Fda Consumer Special Report (1993)
"The "rhythm" method consists of keeping track of the number of days in the
menstrual cycle in order to try to pinpoint ovulation. It is now generally agreed ..."
5. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1901)
"... thus introducing a secondary rhythm. Method II. From the American children,
subjects were chosen who had taken part in the previous experiment. ..."
6. Genetic Study of Rhythm by Carrie Ransom Squire (1901)
"... thus introducing a secondary rhythm. Method II. From the American children,
subjects were chosen who had taken part in the previous experiment. ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... a really effective Distant Early Warning System, even the rhythm method ought
to work," assumes that ovulation is an event which occurs spontaneously, ..."
8. Trends in Adolescent Fertility and Contraceptive Use in the Developing World by Thomas M. McDevitt, Arjun Adlakha, Timothy B. Fowler, Vera Harris-Bourne (1997)
"... diaphragm), female sterilization, and male sterilization (vasectomy).
Traditional methods include the periodic abstinence/ rhythm method, withdrawal, ..."
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