Natural Family Planning (NFP)
NFP can be used throughout a woman's entire reproductive life including
while breastfeeding and just before menopause. It follows Catholic
Church teaching and is acceptable to people of all faiths. Many people
are unaware of the harms of artificial birth control and sterilization. To
learn more about using NFP to achieve a pregnancy or avoid a pregnancy
for awhile or indefinitely, use the links below.
To find an NFP class, click here.
To learn more about NFP, click here.
- NFP refers to natural methods used for avoiding or
achieving pregnancy based on awareness of the body's
naturally occurring signs of fertility and infertility. NFP
works with cycles of any length and degree of irregularity.
It is 99% effective,100% natural, and free of side-effects.
NFP can be used throughout a woman's entire reproductive life including
while breastfeeding and just before menopause. It follows Catholic
Church teaching and is acceptable to people of all faiths. Many people
are unaware of the harms of artificial birth control and sterilization. To
learn more about using NFP to achieve a pregnancy or avoid a pregnancy
for awhile or indefinitely, use the links below.
To find an NFP class, click here.
To learn more about NFP, click here.
Fertility Problems?
Pain. Discomfort. Infertility. There
is an underlying reason for these
problems in a woman's cycle that
most often can be resolved when the
right steps are taken.
The first step is to learn how to chart
your body's signs of fertility by
taking an NFP class. This
invaluable information will give you
the clues about the underlying
problem and lead you to solutions.
Besides getting to know your fertile
signs, emphasis should also be on
exercise, eliminating unnecessary
stress and nutrition. There are
wonderfully helpful books such as
Marilyn Shannon's Fertility, Cycles,
and Nutrition that explain how diet
affects menstrual cycles and fertility
and offer strategies for eliminating
all sorts of problems.
Finally, consulting a doctor willing
to listen, investigate the possible
causes, and resolve the underlying
health problem causing the pain or
infertility is important. Helpful
doctors such as those trained in
NaPro Technology not only offer
methods that are highly effective, but
also low-cost and morally acceptable
to people of all faiths.
Pain. Discomfort. Infertility. There
is an underlying reason for these
problems in a woman's cycle that
most often can be resolved when the
right steps are taken.
The first step is to learn how to chart
your body's signs of fertility by
taking an NFP class. This
invaluable information will give you
the clues about the underlying
problem and lead you to solutions.
Besides getting to know your fertile
signs, emphasis should also be on
exercise, eliminating unnecessary
stress and nutrition. There are
wonderfully helpful books such as
Marilyn Shannon's Fertility, Cycles,
and Nutrition that explain how diet
affects menstrual cycles and fertility
and offer strategies for eliminating
all sorts of problems.
Finally, consulting a doctor willing
to listen, investigate the possible
causes, and resolve the underlying
health problem causing the pain or
infertility is important. Helpful
doctors such as those trained in
NaPro Technology not only offer
methods that are highly effective, but
also low-cost and morally acceptable
to people of all faiths.
The Power of
Understanding Your Cycle
her body’s physiology that affect her moods,
emotions, energy level, and experience of
intimacy with her husband.
Too often, articulating and understanding
these changes becomes a challenge in
marriage that leads to misunderstandings
and frustrations. We want to help you see
the cycle as a blessing, not a burden.
For more information, attend an NFP class
or Mother-Daughter Retreat.
Understanding Your Cycle
- A woman’s body
operates in a cyclical
nature. Like the spiral
of the nautilus shell,
each phase of a
her body’s physiology that affect her moods,
emotions, energy level, and experience of
intimacy with her husband.
Too often, articulating and understanding
these changes becomes a challenge in
marriage that leads to misunderstandings
and frustrations. We want to help you see
the cycle as a blessing, not a burden.
For more information, attend an NFP class
or Mother-Daughter Retreat.
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