{
    "title": "Natural Birth Control -- Lunaception, Astrological Contraception, Ovulation",
    "inventor_name": null,
    "publication_year": 1976,
    "device_name": null,
    "goal": "Avoid or Achieve Pregnancy Naturally",
    "problem_addressed": "Unintended pregnancy and desire for non-pharmaceutical contraception methods",
    "concept_summary": "The publication presents natural birth-control methods based on astrological cycles and lunar phases (Lunaception) as alternatives to conventional hormonal or barrier contraception. It proposes timing intercourse according to lunar or astrological calendars to prevent or achieve pregnancy.",
    "detailed_description": null,
    "category": "Medical & Dental Technologies",
    "principles": [
        "Astrological timing",
        "Lunar phase correlation",
        "Natural hormonal cycle alignment"
    ],
    "scientific_domains": [
        "Biology",
        "Medicine",
        "Reproductive Health"
    ],
    "mechanisms_of_action": [
        "Scheduling intercourse based on lunar calendar",
        "Using astrological charts to predict fertile windows"
    ],
    "materials": [],
    "energy_sources": [],
    "inputs": [
        "User's menstrual cycle data",
        "Lunar phase information",
        "Astrological chart data"
    ],
    "outputs": [
        "Pregnancy prevention",
        "Pregnancy achievement"
    ],
    "claimed_performance": null,
    "experimental_evidence": null,
    "replication_status": null,
    "keywords": [
        "natural birth control",
        "lunaception",
        "astrology",
        "contraception",
        "ovulation"
    ],
    "related_technologies": [
        "Herbal contraception"
    ],
    "controversy_level": "high",
    "confidence_score": 0.4,
    "practicability_score": 0.3,
    "fringe_score": 0.9,
    "evidence_strength": 0.2,
    "risk_score": 0.2,
    "trl_estimate": 2,
    "source_urls": [
        "pregnatur.PDF",
        "ntbc-astr.PDF",
        "ntbc-ov-luna.PDF"
    ],
    "organizations": [
        "Creative Health Research",
        "Emergence Publications",
        "Aquarian Research Fdn"
    ],
    "applications": [
        "Natural family planning",
        "Alternative contraception"
    ],
    "limitations": [
        "Lack of peer-reviewed scientific validation",
        "Reliance on astrological beliefs rather than physiological mechanisms"
    ],
    "open_questions": [
        "What is the actual efficacy compared to standard contraceptives?",
        "Is there any biological mechanism linking lunar cycles to ovulation?"
    ],
    "red_flags": [
        "Claims are not supported by empirical data",
        "Potential pseudoscientific approach"
    ],
    "evidence_quotes": []
}