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rhythm method

NOUN
birth control
Synonyms
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abstinence condom contraceptive diaphragm family planning pill vasectomy
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IUD birth prevention conception prevention contraception method of preventing pregnancy planned parenthood rubber tied tubes
NOUN
contraceptive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
condom diaphragm hormone pill
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IUD armor coil foam jelly loop preventative prophylactic ring rubber safety shield sponge
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barrier method intrauterine device planned parenthood preventive medicine spermicidal cream vaginal suppository

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Abortion is of course not mentioned at all, although realistically, many women who attempt to use the rhythm method may end up calling an abortion provider at some point.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

District Court Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle granted Friday a request for a temporary restraining order from Cami Jo Tice-Harouff, a Texas nurse practitioner who specializes in fertility-awareness contraception, sometimes referred to as the rhythm method.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2022

The symptothermal method should not be confused with the rhythm method or similar counting techniques.

From Scientific American • May 16, 2019

Several fertility-based-awareness methods, some religiously inflected and others not, have claimed to improve on the rhythm method by tracking a combination of physiological signs to recognize ovulation when it occurs rather than predict it statistically.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 2, 2018

Methods that use only basal body temperature or only cervical mucus are less effective, but still provide better contraceptive efficacy than the rhythm method.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2018