How Safe Are Hormone-Free Alternatives to the Pill?
In recent years, attitudes toward hormonal contraceptive methods have changed significantly. The pill has increasingly come under criticism, and many patients now seek safe, hormone-free alternativ...
How hormone-free contraception works with NFP: a checklist
A lot of women aren’t sure at first whether the symptothermal method, or NFP, is a suitable alternative to the pill for them. How reliable is it as a form of contraception? Do body symptoms have to...
Natürliche Verhütung mit der symptothermalen Methode
Die symptothermale Methode ist ein wissenschaftlich anerkanntes Verfahren, um die fruchtbare Phase zu bestimmen. Dafür kombiniert diese die tägliche Messung der Basaltemperatur mit der Beobachtung ...
Einführung in die symptothermale Methode
Wer nach einer Alternative zur hormonellen Verhütung sucht oder einen konkreten Kinderwunsch hat, sollte sich mit der Methode der natürlichen Familienplanung auseinandersetzen. Die „natürliche Fami...
Contraception After Birth: What Mothers Need To Know
Contraception After Birth – What You Should Know Did you know that ovulation can occur before your first period after childbirth? This fact surprises many mothers and highlights the importance of a...
Female Sterilization: Procedure and Costs Overview
Are you considering a permanent contraceptive method and wondering if sterilization might be right for you? Female sterilization is a final step in family planning that should be carefully thought ...
Post-Pill-Syndrom: Symptome, Ursachen und Tipps zur Bewältigung
Die Antibabypille ist eine der am häufigsten verwendeten Verhütungsmethoden weltweit. Sie hat vielen Frauen* die Möglichkeit gegeben, ihre Familienplanung zu kontrollieren. Doch was passiert, wenn ...
Vasectomy in Men: A Comprehensive Overview
When it comes to contraception, most people first think of methods for women*, such as the pill or intrauterine devices (IUDs). However, there is also a permanent solution for men*: vasectomy. In t...
What Birth Control Pills Are Available?
It’s the summer of 1960, and in the United States a new medication enters the market—what we now know as “the pill.” Just a year later, the contraceptive also spreads to the German market—initially...
Contraception with the Copper IUD: The Advantages and Disadvantages
Anyone who has already looked into hormone-free contraceptives will likely be familiar with the copper IUD: it is one of the best-known methods that works entirely without hormones. Here we explain...
How to Read Your Temperature Curve
How can you calculate the timing of ovulation using your basal body temperature? And which factors influence your temperature? In this article, we explain how to interpret your temperature curve an...
Haarausfall und Pickel nach Absetzen der Pille
Die Pille abzusetzen ist nicht immer leicht und oft mit körperlichen Beschwerden verbunden, die sich meist äußerlich bemerkbar machen. Hauptsorge vieler Frauen sind Pickel und Haarausfall. Aber es ...
Stop taking the pill: What happens in your body when you stop taking the pill
Although it is one of the safest contraceptives, more and more women are having doubts about the pill. The list of side effects is long, and recent studies show increasingly clear evidence of links...
Periode, Spotting, Zwischenblutung - wo ist der Unterschied?
Die Regelblutung entsteht durch den Aufbau der Gebärmutterschleimhaut, der dazu dienen soll, dass eine Befruchtung stattfinden kann. Wird die gereifte Eizelle nicht befruchtet, wird die Gebärmutter...
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How Safe Are Hormone-Free Alternatives to the Pill?
In recent years, attitudes toward hormonal contraceptive methods have changed significantly. The pill has increasingly come under criticism, and many patients now seek safe, hormone-free alternativ...
An Overview of Contraceptive Methods: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Each
Anyone who is sexually active and not currently planning to have children must make a decision about a suitable contraceptive method. Contraceptives provide control over potential pregnancies and o...
Our Ovy Bluetooth Basal Thermometer – The Key Facts
The wait is over – when we founded Ovy two years ago, we had one goal: to make cycle tracking for women simpler and, above all, safer, using the smartphone together with a specially developed Bluet...
