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noun

a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.

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Origin of rhythm method

First recorded in 1935–40
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British Dictionary definitions for rhythm method

rhythm method

noun

a method of controlling conception without the aid of a contraceptive device, by restricting sexual intercourse to those days in a woman's menstrual cycle on which conception is considered least likely to occurSee also safe period
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for rhythm method

rhythm method

n.

A birth control method dependent on abstinence during the period of ovulation.
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