CYCLEBEADS
CycleBeads® - Plan or Prevent Pregnancy Naturally
CycleBeads® is a simple, visual tool that helps you understand your cycle and take charge of your fertility. The color-coded beads represent your menstrual cycle, guiding you through your fertile and non-fertile days based on the Standard Days Method® of family planning. Trusted by millions of women around the world, it's an easy, natural way to plan or prevent pregnancy.
How to Use CycleBeads®
CycleBeads® uses color-coded beads to guide you through your cycle.
Getting started: On the first day of your period, place the rubber ring on the red bead and move it forward one bead each day, following the arrow.
Reading the beads: The red and colored beads represent low-fertility days. The white beads mark cycle days 8–19 — your fertile window.
To prevent pregnancy: Avoid unprotected intercourse on white-bead days (cycle days 8–19).
To plan a pregnancy: Focus intercourse on the white-bead days, aiming for 2–3 times per week during this window.
If you lose track: CycleBeads® includes a calendar to record the first day of your period. If you forget to move the ring, check your calendar and count forward to find the correct bead.
CycleBeads® - Who Can Use This Family Planning Tool?
CycleBeads is most effective when your menstrual cycles are regularly in a range of 26 to 32 days. CycleBeads will help you determine if your cycles are in this range and whether they stay in this range. If you have cycles outside this range, you should use a different method of family planning to prevent pregnancy. Take the CycleBeads® Self-Screener.
