It is okay Baby, I am on my safe period

"It is okay honey, i am on my safe period".



Think before you utter those words except your plan is to corner the guy into some form of commitment if that is the case Ride on Sister!



If not, Are you really safe when you are on your "safe period"?

Do you even know how to calculate it?

Is there really a safe period?

Do you know your safe period?



For a very long time i was actually confused about this safe period of a thing. I could not understand its mechanism. I am proud to announce that i have gone back to my books and conducted some research.

The safe period is one of the periodic abstinence techniques . This means that proper calculation can only be done if you have stayed off sex for a period of time to observe how your body works. This way you know what is normal and what is not.

This method is officially called The Calendar or Rhythm Method. It is quite popular amongst older women. Women with regular cycles may use this method and those great at keeping records (we do not all fall into this category i am afraid).

The good thing about this method is that it does not require daily monitoring however a record of 6 (six) consecutive cycles is needed to calculate your safe period.



This is how it is calculated

-Record the number of days in the 6 consecutive cycles. The first day of menstruation is Day one of the cycle. The number of days between each cycle day one is the length of your menstrual cycle.

- Calculate the first fertile day by subtracting 18 from the shortest cycle.

First Fertile day= Shortest Cycle - 18

- Calculate the last fertile day by subtracting 11 from the longest cycle.

Last fertile day= Longest Cycle - 11

- Avoid sexual intercourse during the fertile phase.

For example if the last cycles were 28, 26, 29, 27, 29 and 27 days long.

The first fertile day is 26 - 18 = 8

The last fertile day is 29 - 11 = 18

Avoid sexual intercourse between Day 8 to Day 18. The other days can be regarded as safe.



I must have raised some questions.

Can you get pregnant during your period? Yes...but the chances are slimmer.

Can you get pregnant the day after your period? Yes.



Who knew you would need mathematics to have sex??