Question 1

FERTILITY AWARENESS - Natural Alternative to Birth Control

Accepted Answer

Women have many options when it comes to birth control.
But how many women fully understand all the risks and benefits?
 
A growing number of women are choosing Fertility Awareness (Natural Family Planning) as an effective alternative to prescription birth control.

NFP is 99% effective when learned from a certified instructor.
It's not the Rhythm Method.
It works with irregular cycles.

Question 2

HOW DOES NFP WORK?

Accepted Answer

After completing a certified NFP class, women observe their daily signs of fertility.
Depending on the NFP method, these signs include cervical mucus, waking temperature, cervical changes, and/or fertility monitor readings.
 
By accurately recording & interpreting this data, women can determine precisely when they are fertile and infertile - with 99% accuracy.
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From there, the choice is theirs whether to have intercourse on fertile days, or to wait until infertile days return.

Question 3

HOW MUCH ABSTINENCE IS THERE?

Accepted Answer

In an average 28-day cycle, ovulation occurs mid-cycle, around day 14.
Most women will be fertile several days before ovulation and also a few days after.
On average, women can expect around 7-10 fertile days per month.
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Of course, each woman is unique, and so is every cycle she experiences.
Some cycles include more fertile days than others.

But here's the good news: overall, NFP users enjoy similar rates of intercourse as birth control users.

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WHAT IS NFP?

AVOID PREGNANCY

FERTILITY AWARENESS - Natural Alternative to Birth Control

HOW DOES NFP WORK?

HOW MUCH ABSTINENCE IS THERE?

ACHIEVE PREGNANCY

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO CONCEIVE?

HOW CAN NFP CHARTING HELP?

NaPro Technology: MORE EFFECTIVE THAN IVF

NFP METHODS

OVERVIEW

SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD (STM)

CREIGHTON METHOD

BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD

MARQUETTE METHOD

BENEFITS OF NFP

ORGANIC & CHEMICAL-FREE

NO SIDE EFFECTS

IMMEDIATELY REVERSIBLE

CURES HEALTH PROBLEMS

RESPECTS LIFE

IMPROVES COMMUNICATION

NFP MYTHS

MYTH 1: NFP is just the Rhythm Method

MYTH 2: NFP is only 76% Effective

MYTH 3: NFP won't work with Irregular Cycles

MYTH 4: My doctor doesn't recommend NFP, so it must not be scientific"

MYTH 5: I can learn NFP on my own

WHAT IS NFP?

AVOID PREGNANCY

FERTILITY AWARENESS - Natural Alternative to Birth Control

HOW DOES NFP WORK?

HOW MUCH ABSTINENCE IS THERE?

ACHIEVE PREGNANCY

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO CONCEIVE?

HOW CAN NFP CHARTING HELP?

NaPro Technology: MORE EFFECTIVE THAN IVF

NFP METHODS

OVERVIEW

SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD (STM)

CREIGHTON METHOD

BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD

MARQUETTE METHOD

BENEFITS OF NFP

ORGANIC &amp; CHEMICAL-FREE

NO SIDE EFFECTS

IMMEDIATELY REVERSIBLE

CURES HEALTH PROBLEMS

RESPECTS LIFE

IMPROVES COMMUNICATION

NFP MYTHS

MYTH 1: NFP is just the Rhythm Method

MYTH 2: NFP is only 76% Effective

MYTH 3: NFP won't work with Irregular Cycles

MYTH 4: My doctor doesn't recommend NFP, so it must not be scientific"

MYTH 5: I can learn NFP on my own

ORGANIC & CHEMICAL-FREE