Lauren, a 25-year-old woman, records her body temperature every morning immediately after waking up. She makes a note of her daily body temperature in her personal calendar for 12 months. She finally realizes that her temperature rises half a degree during ovulation, and she plans to abstain from sexual intercourse during this period. In the context of fertility awareness-based methods, identify the method followed by Lauren in this scenario.

The options are given below:

A. the calendar (rhythm) method

B. the cervical mucus method

C. the symptothermal method

D. the basal body temperature method

The correct option is D.

Explanation: The basal body temperature method is a technique that is used when practicing family planning.

The basal body temperature is the recorded temperature of one's body when the person is completely at rest.

However, after a woman ovulates (meaning, when she releases an egg from the ovary), her body temperature will rise slightly.

In the scenario given above therefore, Lauren will use this information to practice abstinence from sexual activities.