Natural Family Planning: Effective and Cheap

As with all forms of family planning, effective if used properly.  From ScienceDaily:

Researchers have found that a method of natural family planning that uses two indicators to identify the fertile phase in a woman's menstrual cycle is as effective as the contraceptive pill for avoiding unplanned pregnancies if used correctly, according to a report published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today (21 February)...

Study abstract can be found here.



Also, proof that Georgetown University does good work.  From ScienceDaily:

A simple-to-use, fertility-awareness based method of family planning developed by researchers from the Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University Medical Center so effectively meets the needs of users that they continue to rely on it for years....

Study abstract available here.

The Georgetown University release on the study is available here.

According to other studies, the delivery to patients of the Standard Days method is superior to the delivery of pills in Rwanda and the Standard Days method is a cost-effective alternatives to more expensive family planning methods in developing nations.

For more on the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health, see their website. For more on the Standard Days method, see here. (Other methods discussed here and here.) More on the CycleBeads here. Here's FertilityUK, a UK site on NFP that was recommended in a medical journal.

Testimonials available here.