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The
Natural Methods of Preventing or Achieving Pregnancy
Perhaps best of all, NFP fosters commitment in couples to work together and share in meeting their family goals.
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The Natural Methods of Family Planning... - Are easy to learn
and apply.
This method allows a woman to recognize day by day where she is in her menstrual cycle - when she's fertile and when she is infertile. Mucus discharge and its detectable change is the key to fertility awareness. When she is taught to observe the changes in her mucus, a woman can determine her state of fertility. The mucus is the medium through which sperm is conducted to or prohibited from entering the uterus. The Ovulation Method
can be used during the reproductive years for women: Basal Body Temperature When a woman ovulates,
her waking body temperature rises to a sustained high level, taking the
temperature by mouth with a basal thermometer for a few days of the cycle
will confirm when ovulation occurs. This method, however must be used
in conjunction with the mucus changes in order to be effective. Changes in the Cervix As a woman's fertile phase begins, her cervix changes to receive sperm entering the uterus. NFP teaches the proper way to detect those changes and interpret them correctly.
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Learning
the Methods
Natural Family Planning is easily learned. It is critical, however, that the methods be taught correctly and the woman's initial progress be observed by Certified NFP Instructors. We urge you to seek a reliable program for NFP instruction. The 3 natural methods of family planning when used correctly and together are 99.6% effective if pregnancy needs to be prevented. For couples of low fertility in need of assistance in achieving a pregnancy, NFP can be highly effective.
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Natural
Family Planning (NFP) is an effective method for preventing or achieving
pregnancy. There are no harmful drugs or devices involved. And NFP is
in no way related to the 'Rhythm" method. It simply and naturally
puts a woman in touch with her own fertility by teaching her how to recognize,
record and understand the physical changes caused by hormones present
during fertility.
