Aria, a 27-Year-Old Woman, Plans to Get Married Next Year

question 59

Multiple Choice

Aria, a 27-year-old woman, plans to get married next year but avoid having a baby for at least two years after marriage. She starts monitoring and noting her menstrual cycles for a period of 10 months to determine her longest and shortest menstrual cycles. At the end of 10 months, she calculates her expected fertile period and decides to abstain from engaging in sexual intercourse during this period. In the context of fertility awareness-based methods, identify the method used by Aria in this scenario.

• A) the symptothermal method
• B) the calendar (rhythm) method
• C) the cervical mucus method
• D) the basal body temperature method

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Definitions:

Rational Expectations

An economic theory that suggests individuals make decisions based on their best forecasts using all available information.

Sacrifice Ratio

The measure of the economic cost associated with reducing inflation, typically assessed in terms of the percentage loss in gross domestic product (GDP) for each percentage point decrease in inflation.

Anti-inflation Policy

A set of governmental or central bank strategies aimed at controlling or reducing the rate of inflation in the economy.

Expectations

The anticipations or beliefs about future events or outcomes, which can influence current behavior and decision-making.