Lactation amenorrhoea refers to the absence of menstruation during the period of intense lactation following parturition. It is a birth control method because (i) ovulation and other events of menstrual cycle are stopped at this time. (ii) as long as the mother breast feeds her child, chances of conception are nil. However, this method is generally reliable up to only six months after delivery.
Describe the lactational amenorrhoea method of birth control.
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Pramod Lohiya
Lactation amenorrhoea refers to the absence of menstruation during the period of intense lactation following parturition. It is a birth control method because
(i) ovulation and other events of menstrual cycle are stopped at this time.
(ii) as long as the mother breast feeds her child, chances of conception are nil. However, this method is generally reliable up to only six months after delivery.