A Fertility Appreciation Method of Family Planning

What is Fertility AwarenesS?

Fertility Appreciation and Fertility Awareness Based Methods(FABMs) allow a married couple a scientifically proven and effective way to space out childbirths or limit the total number of children.

Fertility awareness is not contraception. Rather, it allows a couple to be open to the possibility of life, to avoid use of dangerous chemical contraceptives or ineffective barrier methods, and is in line with all faith backgrounds. Fertility Appreciation and FABMs are sound moral options for all couples, free from side effects, allowing them to make responsible decisions about their family size.

By using the unique biomarkers that indicate the natural increase and decrease in fertility built into a woman's menstrual cycle, a couple can use the precise system to avoid pregnancy or attempt to achieve pregnancy. It also gives them the flexibility to change their goals of family planning from month to month (quickly change from avoiding pregnancy to achieving pregnancy).

There are several different modern effective methods. Each identifies the most fertile time in a woman's cycle and requires the couple to abstain from sexual intercourse during that time, if they wish to avoid conception. The Creighton Model is one of most scientifically researched methods, and with perfect use, this method is 99.5% effective at allowing a couple to achieve their intentions to achieve or avoid a pregnancy.

The effectiveness of the Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System has been extensively studied and a meta-analysis of the system incorporating the data from five separate studies into a composite which includes 1,876 couples over 17,130 months of use has been published. 

These studies all utilizing life-table analysis and an objective assessment of pregnancies, reported the range of the method-effectiveness to avoid pregnancy at the 12th ordinal month to be 98.7 to 99.8 (with the five-study composite 99.5). 

The use-effectiveness to avoid pregnancy for the same time period ranged from 94.6 to 97.9 and was shown to continually improve over the 14 years of the studies (the five-study composite was 96.8) (Table 15-28).

Why Choose Fertility Awareness for Your Marriage?

1. There are no side effects

Because a Fertility Appreciation Method is entirely natural, there are no side effects or health risks. Many women who previously used contraceptives report feeling better and more in control of their bodies within a short time of use.

Watch the video below to hear how one woman's pursuit of healthy living led her and her husband to one of these methods.

2. It's effective and reliable

When using the CrMS, a woman observes changes in her cervical mucus and menstrual patterns to determine when she is fertile. Compared to artificial conception aids, a Fertility Awareness Based Method is safer and more effective.

In couples of normal fertility, 76% using fertility-focused intercourse achieve pregnancy in the first cycle of trying; 90% by the third cycle and 98% by the sixth cycle.*

The CrMS practitioners are health professionals who can interpret many types of reproductive situations and abnormalities and refer patients to the appropriate doctor or specialist if needed.

3. It's appropriate for women at all stages at life.

Fertility Appreciation and Fertility Awareness Based Methods can be used by women who have regular or irregular cycles and who are breastfeeding, post-pill and/or pre-menopausal. It can be used at any stage of a woman's reproductive life. Among methods of Fertility Awareness, the CrMS is the most versatile in addressing the variables that occur in every woman’s cycle.

Watch the video below to learn how using this type of system provided relief from postpartum depression for a new mom.

4. It strengthens the bond between the spouses

Both spouses in a marriage must be involved for these methods to be successful. They must be willing to track when they are fertile and to time their intercourse accordingly. In many cases, the use of the Creighton System strengthens the bond between husband and wife.

5. It's a healthy alternative

A Fertility Appreciation Method provides a healthy way for couples to meet their intentions, without exposing either spouse to the health risks that come with chemical synthetic hormones or implants of any kind.

If you'd like more information about learning how to use a system with these benefits, contact me. I look forward to showing you how powerful a method the Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System can be for you.