Talking with Kids about Sex and AIDS
Jeannette Gaffney and Mickey Kavanagh
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Give FeedbackChart of External Signs and Internal Changes
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Outside
Day of Cycle
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Date
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Discharge
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Internal
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1
|
9/7
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heavy
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Uterus sheds lining
|
|
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bleeding
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2
|
9/8
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“
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“
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3
|
9/9
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“
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“
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4
|
9/10
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light
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“
|
|
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bleeding
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5
|
9/11
|
spotting
|
“
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6
|
9/12
|
dry
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Egg not yet growing
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7
|
9/13
|
dry
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and uterine lining
|
|
|
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beginning to rebuild
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|
8
|
9/14
|
wet
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9
|
9/15
|
watery
|
Egg ripening
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10
|
9/16
|
thickened
|
“
|
11
|
9/17 thickened
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“
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|
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like lotion
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12
|
9/18
|
or conditioner
|
“
|
13
|
9/19
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tackier
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14
|
9/20
|
stringy—egg
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Ovulation
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15
|
9/21
|
paste, white
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Uterine lining being
|
|
|
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enriched
|
16
|
9/22
|
paste
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Egg has disintegrated
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17
|
9/23
|
dry
|
18
|
9/24
|
“
|
Uterine lining
|
|
|
|
continuing to
|
|
|
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enrichen
|
19
|
9/25
|
“
|
20
|
9/26
|
“
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21
|
9/27
|
“
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22
|
9/28
|
“
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23
|
9/29
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“
|
24
|
9/30
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“
|
25
|
10/1
|
“
|
Uterus stops enriching
|
|
|
|
lining
|
26
|
10/2
|
“
|
27
|
10/3
|
“
|
28
|
10/4
|
“
|
1
|
10/5
|
blood
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Uterus begins to shed
|
|
|
|
lining
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(figure available in print form)
Some issues to discuss in using these charts follow. Which days are the most fertile, the easiest time to become pregnant? Answer—during and just before the raw egg white mucus, the wet days. Sperm can live up to 3 to 4 days once inside the cervix or uterus while the slippery discharge is there. When are the infertile times? What is the least likely time to become pregnant? The dry days after ovulation. We say least likely and most likely because the menstrual cycle is extremely susceptible to outside influences. Because the next month is never predictable, we cannot safely anticipate ovulation. Blank charts can be provided for those interested in charting their own cycles.