Hello, Will Lady-Comp work for me, I have a very irregular schedule and am approaching menopause? I don sleep consistantly the same number of hours each night?
This method of contraception is most effective with basal body temperature readings. If your sleep habits are irregular, you can use the monitor effectively, as long as you take your temperature after you have slept for five hours, at least three of which, should be consecutive. It is beneficial, especially in the first three months of use, to take your temperature at a fairly regular time of day (within 3 hours of the usual time). The reliability of the monitor for contraception will still remain 99.3% on green-light days even with irregular habits and irregular cycles. However, you may notice that during irregularity you may have less green-light(Infertile) days, and more red and yellow light(fertile and learning) days. This is because the monitor will always maintain contraceptive reliability of 99.3% when it indicates to you a green-light. On average most women can expect to receive 8-10 red-light (fertile days) per cycle. The remainder including menstruation will be green-light da
