Fertility awareness, the Glossary

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1. 52 relations: Abdominal pain, Abstinence, Augustine of Hippo, Back pain, Basal body temperature, Billings ovulation method, Birth control, Breast pain, Calendar-based contraceptive methods, Catholic Church, Cervical cap, Cervix, Creighton Model FertilityCare System, CycleBeads, Decrement table, Diaphragm (birth control), Ejaculation, Family planning, Female reproductive system, Femtech, Fern test, Fertilisation, Fertility, Fertility testing, Georgetown University, Guaifenesin, Human fertilization, John and Evelyn Billings, Kindara, Kyusaku Ogino, Luteinizing hormone, Manichaeism, Mayo Clinic, Menstrual cycle, Menstruation, Miscarriage, Mittelschmerz, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Natural Cycles, Natural family planning, Ovulation, Pearl Index, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Pope Pius XII, Pregnancy test, Protestantism, Sex position, Sexually transmitted infection, Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde, TwoDay Method, ... Expand index (2 more) »

Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues.

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Abstinence

Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure.

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Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.

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Back pain

Back pain (Latin: dorsalgia) is pain felt in the back.

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Basal body temperature

Basal body temperature (BBT or BTP) is the lowest body temperature attained during rest (usually during sleep).

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Billings ovulation method

The Billings ovulation method is a method in which women use their vaginal mucus to determine their fertility.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unintended pregnancy.

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Breast pain

Breast pain is the symptom of discomfort in either one or both breasts.

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Calendar-based contraceptive methods

Calendar-based methods are various methods of estimating a woman's likelihood of fertility, based on a record of the length of previous menstrual cycles.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Cervical cap

The cervical cap is a form of barrier contraception.

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Cervix

The cervix (cervices) or cervix uteri is a dynamic fibromuscular organ of the female reproductive system that connects the vagina with the uterine cavity.

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Creighton Model FertilityCare System

The Creighton Model FertilityCare System (Creighton Model, FertilityCare, CrMS) is a form of natural family planning which involves identifying the fertile period during a woman's menstrual cycle.

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CycleBeads

CycleBeads is a visual tool that was developed by the Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University.

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Decrement table

Decrement tables, also called life table methods, are used to calculate the probability of certain events.

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Diaphragm (birth control)

The diaphragm is a barrier method of birth control.

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Ejaculation

Ejaculation is the discharge of semen (the ejaculate; normally containing sperm) through the urethra in men.

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Family planning

Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them.

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Female reproductive system

The female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring.

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Femtech

Femtech (or female technology) is a term used to define software and services that use technology tailored towards women's health.

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Fern test

The fern test is a medical laboratory test used in obstetrics and gynecology.

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Fertilisation

Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a zygote and initiate its development into a new individual organism or offspring.

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Fertility

Fertility in colloquial terms refers the ability to have offspring.

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Fertility testing

Fertility testing is the process by which fertility is assessed, both generally and also to find the "fertile window" in the menstrual cycle.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

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Guaifenesin

Guaifenesin, also known as glyceryl guaiacolate, is an expectorant medication taken by mouth and marketed as an aid to eliminate sputum from the respiratory tract.

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Human fertilization

Human fertilization is the union of an egg and sperm, occurring primarily in the ampulla of the fallopian tube.

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John and Evelyn Billings

John Billings, KC*SG (5 March 1918 – 1 April 2007) and his wife, Evelyn Livingston Billings, DCSG (née Thomas; 8 February 191816 February 2013), were Australian physicians who pioneered the natural method of family planning known initially as the Ovulation Method, then the Ovulation Method Billings, specified by the WHO in 1978 and finally as the Billings Ovulation Method.

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Kindara

Kindara is a femtech company headquartered in Colorado that develops apps that help women identify their fertile window.

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Kyusaku Ogino

was a Japanese medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

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Luteinizing hormone

Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as luteinising hormone, lutropin and sometimes lutrophin) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland.

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Manichaeism

Manichaeism (in New Persian آیینِ مانی) is a former major world religion,R.

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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research.

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Menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.

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Menstruation

Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.

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Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is the death and expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive independently.

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Mittelschmerz

Mittelschmerz is a term for pain due to ovulation.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body, in England, of the Department of Health and Social Care, that publishes guidelines in four areas.

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Natural Cycles

Natural Cycles is a mobile app designed to help women track their fertility.

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Natural family planning

Natural family planning (NFP) comprises the family planning methods approved by the Catholic Church and some Protestant denominations for both achieving and postponing or avoiding pregnancy.

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Ovulation

Ovulation is the release of eggs from the ovaries.

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Pearl Index

The Pearl Index, also called the Pearl rate, is the most common technique used in clinical trials for reporting the effectiveness of a birth control method.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age.

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Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli,; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.

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Pregnancy test

A pregnancy test is used to determine whether a female is pregnant or not.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

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Sex position

A sex position is a positioning of the bodies that people use to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activities.

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Sexually transmitted infection

A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the older term venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex.

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Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde

Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (12 February 1873, Leeuwarden – 27 April 1937 near Locarno in a plane crash) was a Dutch physician and gynæcologist who served as director at the Gynæcological Institute in Haarlem.

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TwoDay Method

The TwoDay Method is a Fertility awareness method used to either avoid or achieve pregnancy.

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Vagina

In mammals and other animals, the vagina (vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular reproductive organ of the female genital tract.

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Voluntary childlessness

Voluntary childlessness or childfreeness describes the active choice not to have children.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness

Also known as Fertility Awareness Method, Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), Fertility awareness-based method, Fertility tracking, Natural birth control, Ovulation method, Period tracker, Sympto-thermal method, Symptothermal method.

, Vagina, Voluntary childlessness.