"rhythm method" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rhythm methods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhythm method (plural rhythm methods)
  1. A method of natural birth control that involves counting the days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in a pregnancy. Synonyms: calendar method, Knaus-Ogino method, Vatican roulette Translations (birth control method): rytmimenetelmä (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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