The movies would have us believe that you can get pregnant at any point in the month, but did you know there’s actually a small window in your cycle when you’re most likely to get pregnant? Knowing when this is can be helpful whether you’re trying to conceive or not. In fact, some people time when they have sex in order to avoid pregnancy. This is known as the fertility awareness method. This might work for you if you want to avoid some of the side effects
of hormonal birth control.