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Fertility Awareness Through Charting
Observing and charting fertility signs is a means of understanding the subtle language of the female reproductive system. Your body will reveal the most opportunistic times to get pregnant, If you only learn to decipher the code.
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Natural Family Planning: What it Is. . . and Isn't
A personal introduction to Natural Family Planning, a working definition, and five myths that have given it a bad reputation.
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NFP Success Story #1: Conception at Last
The first in a series of articles that highlights how women have used natural family planning techniques to prevent pregnancy, achieve pregnancy, improve their lives, or overcome obstacles. Here, I share my conception success story.
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Billings Ovulation Method
A summary of the Billings Ovulation Method, its rules for observing and charting cervical mucus, avoiding pregnancy, achieving pregnancy, and whether or not this method might be right for you!
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Birth Control Quiz - Test Your Knowledge!
Take this general knowledge quiz about birth control and see how much you really know!
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Birth Control Quiz - The Answers
Answers to the birth control quiz! See how you did and if you really know as much as you think you might.
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Breastfeeding and Natural Family Planning
Is breastfeeding an effective method of birth control? Are breastfeeding and natural family planning compatible?
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Charting Your Fertility Signs: Basal Body Temperature
Simple, clear instructions for charting your basal body temperature, the first primary fertility sign. Includes a sample chart, plus links to charts you can download.
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Charting Your Fertility Signs: Cervical Fluid
Simple, clear instructions for charting your cervical fluid, one of the easiest fertility signs to monitor.
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Charting Your Fertility Signs: Cervical Position
Simple, clear instructions for charting your cervical position. Don't worry -- this is an optional sign!
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Conscious Conception
Conscious Conception is the act of preparing the mind, body and spirit with the intent of welcoming a child into one's life.
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Feminism and Natural Family Planning
Is it possible to be a feminist and practice NFP? What's the connection?
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Getting the Men Involved
Some ideas for including your man in natural family planning, beyond asking the age-old question, "Is it safe now?"
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Lunaception, Part 1
Join Louise Lacey as she searches for a natural way to avoid conception, discovers the power of moonlight, feels the rhythm of the universe. . .and a whole lot more!
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Lunaception, Part 2
Part 2 will teach you how to use the light-dark method to trigger ovulation and assist or avoid conception!
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NFP & FAM – Are They REAL Methods Part I
Is Natural Family Planning and the Fertility Awareness Method a possible birth control option for you? Are they really effective, and will they work for an extended period of time?
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NFP & FAM – Are They REAL Methods Part II
Part Two - Is Natural Family Planning and the Fertility Awareness Method a possible birth control option for you? Are they really effective, and will they work for an extended period of time?
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NFP Success Story #2: Living with PCOS
The second in a series of articles that highlights how women have used natural family planning techniques to prevent pregnancy, achieve pregnancy, improve their lives, or overcome obstacles. This month, Laurie shares how nfp techniques, along with medical intervention, help her live with the challenges of PCOS.
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NFP Success Story #4: Catholic Commitment
The story of one Catholic couple's commitment to NFP and the spiritual, physical, and marital benefits they've experienced in their practice. The fourth in our series of success stories.
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Nutrition and Your Fertility
Nutritional solutions to problems with cycles, fertility, and the practice of natural family planning.
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NFP Success Story #3: Natural Child Spacing
How Sheila Kippley used natural means to space her children and ended up launching an "ecological mothering" movement. The third in our series of success stories.
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Birth Control - What's out there?
A compilation of available birth control options, with brief descriptions.
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