Basal body temperature monitoring is a contraceptive method which relies on a woman monitoring her basal body temperature on a daily basis. The woman must also record her daily temperature measurements on a chart, so that she can easily compare changes in her temperature from day to day. A woman’s body temperature changes throughout the menstrual cycle and changes in her body temperature coincide with hormonal changes which indicate fertile and non-fertile stages of the cycle. By monitoring her temperature every day, a woman can determine the periods of her menstrual cycle when she is and is not fertile and avoid unprotected sex in her fertile period.
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