SPINOFF to gettin PG while on the pill....anyone get PG using rhythm?

is that some sort of funky music you play while....
just kidding. What is it?

The rhythm method is a little more involved than pull out and pray and it actually means more of not having sex when you might be ovulating. Not just pulling out. If you are using the rhythm method as a form of birth control then you abstain from sex around the time of ovulation.

Here's a detailed definition:

The rhythm or calendar method is one of the 'biological' forms of birth control. A couple attempts to avoid sexual intercourse just before, during and just after ovulation, a time when an egg is exposed to potential sperm as it travels out of the ovaries and down one of the fallopian tubes.

The effectiveness of the rhythm method depends on how meticulously you practice it. It also depends on the predictability of your periods and consequently your ovulation period. For typical users the rhythm method is less than 87% effective.

Theoretically, ovulation occurs about 14 days before the start of a woman's period. Since sperm can live inside the vagina for up to 3 days, and an egg can stay fertile in the fallopian tubes and vagina for up to another 3 days, intercourse must be avoided for more than just the day of ovulation. To be safer, a woman should abstain from sex (or use a barrier method) 5 days before ovulation, and 5 days after.

Thanks Jenn...it can get confusing....so we're experimenting with the pull out and pray method as of late....hehehe

well in that case, yes I've heard of many people getting pregnant using that method. It's really not a safe form of BC and if you're not looking to get pregnant, I would not use that as a form of BC.

JMO though.