CycleBeads® is a color-coded string of beads that represent a woman's menstrual cycle and can help her plan pregnancy or prevent pregnancy by tracking her cycle. Each bead represents a day of the cycle and the color indicates if whether a woman is on a fertile day or not.
CycleBeads is based on a natural family planning method called the Standard Days Method® , and is designed to help a woman track her cycle, and monitor the key information required to use this family planning method effectively. CycleBeads is more than 95% effective when used correctly and considered to be the most effective natural family planning option in terms of how people use it typically. See more about the effectiveness of this family planning option as well as the research behind CycleBeads and the Standard Days Method in the CycleBeads Research section of this website.
How to Use This Family Planning Method
The day a woman starts her period she puts the rubber ring on the red bead. Each day she moves the ring one bead, always in the direction of the arrow. When the ring is on the red bead or a dark bead, there is very low likelihood of pregnancy, so she can have intercourse on these days without getting pregnant. When the ring is on a white bead - Days 8 through 19 - there is a high likelihood of getting pregnant if a woman has unprotected intercourse.
Who Can Use This Family Planning Method CycleBeads are most effective for women with menstrual cycles that are regularly between 26 and 32 days long. CycleBeads will help a woman determine if her cycles are in this range and that they stay in this range. Women with cycles outside this range should use a different method of family planning to prevent pregnancy. If you are uncertain about the length of your cycle, please see How to determine the length of your cycle in our FAQ section to find out more.
CycleBeads are not appropriate for everyone. Please take The CycleBeads Self-Screen to determine if they are right for you.
Check out this video to see how they work:
CycleBeads is a patented product based on a well researched methodology, manufactured and distributed by Cycle Technologies under license.
