rhythm method (redirected from Standard Days Method)

method /meth·od/ (meth´od) the manner of performing any act or operation; a procedure or technique.

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dye dilution method  a type of indicator dilution method for assessing flow through the circulatory system, using a dye as an indicator.

indicator dilution method  any of several methods for assessing flow through the circulatory system by injecting a known quantity of an indicator and monitoring its concentration over time at a specific point in the system.

Lamaze method  a method of preparing for delivery, involving education of the prospective mother in the physiology of pregnancy and parturition as well as in techniques such as breathing exercises and bearing down for the easing of delivery.

rhythm method  a method of preventing conception by restricting coitus to the so-called safe period, avoiding the days just before and after the expected time of ovulation.

Westergren method  the most common method for testing the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, measuring the timed fall of the level of red cells after mixing whole blood and sodium citrate anticoagulant-diluent solution.

Yuzpe method  a regimen for postcoital contraception, consisting of a combination of ethinyl estradiol and norgestrel taken twice, 12 hours apart.

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rhythm method

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A birth control method dependent on abstinence during the period of ovulation.

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Rhythm method

The oldest method of contraception with a very high failure rate, in which partners periodically refrain from having sex during ovulation. Ovulation is predicted on the basis of a woman's previous menstrual cycle.

Mentioned in: Pregnancy

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rhythm method,

old popular name for natural family planning.

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rhythm method

Calendar method, Vatican roulette Obstetrics A form of natural family planning, and the contraceptive method sanctioned by the Catholic Church, in which unprotected intercourse is allowed shortly after a menstrual period or before the onset of the next period; the RM is the least effective form of contraception, resulting in 20 pregnancies/100 ♀-yrs. See Breast feeding, Coitus interruptus, Contraception, Natural family planning, Pearl index.