Title

Protocol for Determining Fertility While Breastfeeding and Not in Cycles

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2005

Abstract

A protocol was developed and evaluated for nonovulating breastfeeding women to determine potential fertility with an electronic hormonal fertility monitor. The amount of required abstinence (i.e., days of potential fertility) through the first menstrual cycle indicated by the fertility monitor was significantly lower (17% of the total days) compared with the amount of abstinence (50% of the total days) indicated by the self-observation of cervical mucus.

Comments

Originally published in Fertility and Sterility, Volume 84, Issue 3 (September 2005), DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.042, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.042