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    You may have an unplanned pregnancy using fertility awareness. To use these methods to prevent a pregnancy, do not have sex during the entire time that an egg can be fertilized, including 5 days before ovulation.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference December 7, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology


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