Natural Family Planning
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Natural Family Planning is an effective, scientifically based method of family planning that treats fertility as a normal, healthy process. It only takes seconds a day for a woman to track her fertility. Then the couple interprets the chart and makes a decision based on their family planning intention.
Natural Family Planning is highly effective for couples who are avoiding or achieving a pregnancy. Couples who are taught well, understand the method, and consistently follow the directives for avoiding pregnancy will experience a 98%-99.9% effectiveness rate. Couples seeking to conceive will understand the best times to try and acquire crucial data on possible imbalances affecting fertility. -
Who can use it?
- Couples who want to share responsibility for family planning
- Couples who are avoiding a pregnancy
- Couples trying to achieve a pregnancy
- Women who want to understand their menstrual cycle
- Women during all phases of their reproductive life:
- typical, long, or short cycles;
- after childbirth and discontinuation of hormonal contraception;
- while breastfeeding; and
- during pre-menopause.
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What are the benefits?
- Low cost
- No harmful side effects
- Highly effective
- Promotes communication and intimacy
- Increases mutual respect
- Morally acceptable by all religious faiths
- Appreciation of fertility and children
- Fosters respect for and acceptance of the total person
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Local NFP Training
Lisa Labar lives near Marquette and works for Active Physical Therapy. She is certified to teach the Marquette University method of fertility awareness, a highly effective sympto-hormonal method of charting. This method uses an electronic fertility monitor (such as ClearBlue) to measure hormone levels at home, together with observations of cervical fluid, basal body temperature, and other biological indicators of fertility. This method is supported by an online forum where you can get answers to your questions.
Kylie Hoehn lives in Houghton and is a Creighton Model Fertility Care Practitioner. This method is tailor-made for use by each individual couple through a series of teaching sessions and follow ups. Through standardized observations and charting of specific biological markers, this method empowers a woman to take charge of her gynecological and reproductive health like never before.
Emily Weber lives in Sault Ste Marie and is a Creighton Model Fertility Care Practitioner Intern. Her goal in serving clients is to give women and couples the tools to gain knowledge about their bodies to help in planning for a family and address other women’s health concerns while respecting the dignity of human life.
