Here is a simple, inexpensive family planning method for women that just requires them to count beads. Developed by researchers at Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health, the product named Cyclebeads has an ex-factory price of Rs.50.
Cyclebeads is a colour-coded string of beads that represents the days of a woman's menstrual cycle. A woman simply has to move a ring over the beads to track each day of her cycle. The colour of the beads lets her know whether she is on a day when she can conceive.
The product is based on the Standard Days Method (SDM) and is very effective in preventing unplanned pregnancies.
The method is designed for women with cycles between 26 and 32 days. A woman has to put a rubber ring on the red bead the day she starts her period. Each day she moves the ring by one bead. If the ring is on a red or dark bead, there is little possibility of pregnancy and so the day is safe for intercourse.
If the ring is on a white bead -- days 8 through 19 -- there is a high possibility of becoming pregnant with unprotected intercourse.
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