CycleBeads are an
easy way to use a
natural family planning method. They make it simple for a woman to
track her cycle and clearly
identify the days
she could become pregnant and the days when pregnancy is most unlikely.
Cycle Beads are based on a natural family planning method that is more
than
95% effective when used correctly.
Why Choose CycleBeads?
CycleBeads are an innovation in family planning. They are easy to use, highly effective, inexpensive, cause no side effects, and can be used to either plan or prevent pregnancy.
- Easy to Use
CycleBeads make natural family planning easy. To use CycleBeads a woman simply moves a ring over a series of color-coded beads
that represent her fertile and low fertility days. The color of the
beads lets her know whether she is on a day when she is likely to be
fertile or not.
- Highly Effective CycleBeads are based on the Standard Days Method, a natural family planning method, which has proven to be more than 95% effective
in preventing unplanned pregnancies.
- No Side Effects
CycleBeads, like other natural family planning methods, cause no side effects because the user does not put anything into her body. There are no hormones or chemicals involved.
- Inexpensive
How They Work
CycleBeads are a color-coded string of beads that represent a woman's
menstrual cycle. Each bead represents a day of the cycle and the color
helps a woman to determine if she is likely to be fertile that day.
The day a woman starts her period she puts the rubber
ring on the red bead. Each day she moves the ring one bead, always in
the direction of the arrow. When the ring is on the red bead or a dark
bead, there is very low likelihood of pregnancy, so she can have
intercourse on these days without getting pregnant. When the ring is on
a white bead - Days 8 through 19 - there is a high likelihood of
getting pregnant if a woman has unprotected intercourse.
Please note, the Standard Days Method, on which CycleBeads
are based, works best for women with regular menstrual cycles that are
between 26 and 32 days long. Women with cycles outside this range should use a different method of family planning.