Review: CycleBeads
8.07.2011 | 5 Comments
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Keeping track of your menstrual cycle using CycleBeads is easy and all-natural. No hormones or pills to pop! If your cycle is between 26 and 32 days long, you can use the beads as a visual cue for when you're likely to get pregnant (days 8 through 19). If you want to get pregnant, have fun! If you don't, you can still have fun, but you'll need to use protection.
CycleBeads are based on the Standard Days Method of natural family planning. When used correctly, the method is 95% effective in preventing pregnancy. Of course, that means that a woman has to keep the beads in a spot where she'll see them every day, and she'll have to remember to move the bead. (fyi - The white beads glow in the dark!)
The beads are a fantastic tool for teaching women about their cycles. It empowers women to be mindful of their bodies and their reproductive capabilities, especially in circumstances where other methods of birth control are not easily accessible.
I am not much of an app aficionado, but I do like iCycleBeads for my iPhone (there's also an app for Android). Even though I am not concerned about pregnancy, it is important for me to keep track of my cycle because of other health concerns I have. I prefer the app because I always have my phone with me, and I like getting the automated alerts.
WIN CycleBeads!
Do you keep track of your cycle? How? What has worked for you and what hasn't? Leave a comment and on August 15th, I'll pick a winner. Make sure to use a good email address so that I can contact you if you win!
Keeping track of your menstrual cycle using CycleBeads is easy and all-natural. No hormones or pills to pop! If your cycle is between 26 and 32 days long, you can use the beads as a visual cue for when you're likely to get pregnant (days 8 through 19). If you want to get pregnant, have fun! If you don't, you can still have fun, but you'll need to use protection.
CycleBeads are based on the Standard Days Method of natural family planning. When used correctly, the method is 95% effective in preventing pregnancy. Of course, that means that a woman has to keep the beads in a spot where she'll see them every day, and she'll have to remember to move the bead. (fyi - The white beads glow in the dark!)
The beads are a fantastic tool for teaching women about their cycles. It empowers women to be mindful of their bodies and their reproductive capabilities, especially in circumstances where other methods of birth control are not easily accessible.
I am not much of an app aficionado, but I do like iCycleBeads for my iPhone (there's also an app for Android). Even though I am not concerned about pregnancy, it is important for me to keep track of my cycle because of other health concerns I have. I prefer the app because I always have my phone with me, and I like getting the automated alerts.
WIN CycleBeads!
Do you keep track of your cycle? How? What has worked for you and what hasn't? Leave a comment and on August 15th, I'll pick a winner. Make sure to use a good email address so that I can contact you if you win! 
