The menstrual cycle is an important vital sign, a “barometer of health”. Unique and with individual characteristics in each woman. For a healthy and positive experience of your health, it is essential that each woman knows, understands, accepts and welcomes the feelings, body changes and behaviours associated with the different phases of her menstrual cycle throughout life. This knowledge is essential to detect situations of stress and distress in her body at an early stage, manifested by irregularities and menstrual dysfunctions or even infertility.
In the months following childbirth, the female menstrual cycle is influenced by characteristic hormones of this phase, which leads to specific body manifestations of this period and the woman/couple will once again have to manage their fertility. It is therefore essential to have information about the best alternative for managing their fertility, taking into account their health conditions, individual and couple choices and the stage of life they are in.
This consultation is intended to be a support to inform about the possible alternatives and the advantages and disadvantages of each method, taking into account whether they are breastfeeding exclusively, in mixed breastfeeding or if they are not breastfeeding. In the case of women/couples who wish to manage their fertility naturally, it is important that they familiarize themselves with the method in advance, so that they can use it effectively, and learn to identify the signs of health and stress inherent to this period.
Women who want to take advantage of the fact that they are breastfeeding their babies, meeting the criteria for lactational amenorrhea, should inform themselves in advance.
In this consultation, an assessment of the woman’s global health status is carried out: sleep quality, digestive and intestinal functioning, nutritional status, physical activity, stress management, menstrual cycle characteristics, associated diseases, use of contraceptives or alternative methods in the management of fertility. This assessment will be the starting point for establishing a personalized health plan.
The method proposed in consultation to promote the natural management of fertility is the symptothermal method based on the primary signs and secondary signs of fertility whose effectiveness in preventing pregnancy is 99.6%. If the woman is breastfeeding and fulfils the criteria for using the lactational amenorrhea method, it is more than 98% effective in preventing pregnancy.
This consultation is facilitated by a midwife, specialized in menstrual health and fertility. It can take place at UTERUS or digitally.
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