rhythm method

rhythm method

n.

A birth-control method dependent on abstinence during the period of ovulation.

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rhythm method

n

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a method of controlling conception without the aid of a contraceptive device, by restricting sexual intercourse to those days in a woman's menstrual cycle on which conception is considered least likely to occur See also safe period

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rhythm method - 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) calendar method, calendar method of birth control, rhythm method of birth control, rhythm natural family planning - any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle

Translations

rhythm method n (Med) the rhythm method → il metodo Ogino-Knauss

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rhythm method n (Med) the rhythm method → il metodo Ogino-Knauss