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Title: | ‘Fertility Awareness-Based Methods’ and subfertility: a systematic review | Authors: | THIJSSEN, Annelies Meier, Audrey Panis, Karolien OMBELET, Willem |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Source: | Facts, views & vision in ObGyn, 6 (3), p. 113-123 | Abstract: | Fertility awareness based methods (FABMs) can be used to ameliorate the likelihood to conceive. A literature search was performed to evaluate the relationship of cervical mucus monitoring (CMM) and the day-specific pregnancy rate, in case of subfertility. A MEDLINE search revealed a total of 3331 articles. After excluding articles based on their relevance, 10 studies and were selected. The observed studies demonstrated that the cervical mucus monitoring (CMM) can identify the days with the highest pregnancy rate. According to the literature, the quality of the vaginal discharge correlates well with the cycle-specific probability of pregnancy in normally fertile couples but less in subfertile couples. The results indicate an urgent need for more prospective randomised trials and prospective cohort studies on CMM in a subfertile population to evaluate the effectiveness of CMM in the subfertile couple. | Notes: | Correspondence at: annelies.thijssen@uhasselt.be | Keywords: | Billings method; cervical mucus; conception; Creighton model; fertility awareness; infertility; natural family planning; subfertility; symptothermal method | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/18653 | ISSN: | 2032-0418 | e-ISSN: | 2032-0418 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | vabb 2017 |
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