- rhythm method
- noun Date: 1940 a method of birth control involving abstinence during the period in which ovulation is most likely to occur
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rhythm method
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rhythm method — rhythm .method n [singular] a method of ↑birth control which depends on having sex only at a time when the woman is not likely to become ↑pregnant … Dictionary of contemporary English
rhythm method — rhythm ,method noun uncount a method of BIRTH CONTROL that involves a man and a woman not having sex during the time of the month when the woman is likely to become pregnant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rhythm method — n. a method of seeking birth control by abstaining from sexual intercourse during the woman s probable monthly ovulation period … English World dictionary
rhythm method — noun 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) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑rhythm method of birth control,… … Useful english dictionary
Rhythm method — Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and periodic abstinence, this approach to contraception entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman s menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier… … Medical dictionary
rhythm method — N SING: usu the N The rhythm method is a practice in which a couple try to prevent pregnancy by having sex only at times when the woman is not likely to become pregnant … English dictionary
rhythm method — rhythm′ meth od n. pha a method of birth control by abstaining from sexual intercourse when ovulation is most likely to occur • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
rhythm method of birth control — noun 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) • Syn: ↑rhythm method, ↑rhythm, ↑calendar method of… … Useful english dictionary
rhythm method — noun A method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a womans menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in pregnancy. Syn: calendar method, Knaus Ogino method … Wiktionary
rhythm method — a contraceptive method in which sexual intercourse is restricted to the safe period at the beginning and end of the menstrual cycle. The safe period is calculated either on the basis of the length of the menstrual cycle or by reliance on the… … The new mediacal dictionary
