Natural Family Planning and Marital Chastity: The Effects of Periodic Abstinence on Marital Relationships.

Richard Jerome Fehring Michael D Manhart

Published in: The Linacre quarterly (2020)

This study showed that ever-use of natural family planning (NFP) among ever-married women was associated with 58 percent lower odds of divorce than among women who never-used NFP. Ever-use of contraceptive methods was associated with two times the odds of divorce and four times for cohabitation compared to those women who never-used those methods. Use of periodic abstinence with NFP is the practice of marital chastity and is thought to strengthen the marital relationship.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening
primary care
breast cancer risk
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
adipose tissue