The Basics
What Do Physicians Actually Learn About NFP in Medical Training?
An honest look at how little natural family planning is covered in medical training - and why that gap matters for patients.
7 min read
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NFP Methods
How to Stay Consistent with Natural Family Planning: Tips for a Busy Lifestyle
Practical tips for keeping up with NFP charting through a busy schedule, travel, and life's disruptions.
3 min read
Cycle Irregularities
Understanding the Difference: Progestins vs. Bioidentical Progesterone
The difference between synthetic progestins and bioidentical progesterone - how they act in the body and why it matters.
5 min read
The Basics
Alternative Treatments for Heavy Periods Other Than Birth Control
Options for managing heavy menstrual bleeding other than hormonal birth control, and when heavy periods deserve evaluation.
5 min read
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What Continuous Cervical Mucus Means for your Health and Fertility
Why you might see cervical mucus all month, what continuous mucus can indicate about your hormones, and when to seek evaluation.
5 min read
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Physician's Response to Misinformation from the Washington Post
A physician responds to common misinformation about natural family planning in major media coverage.
10 min read
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Can You Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding: Navigating Fertility Postpartum Using Lactation Amenorrhea and NFP
How fertility returns postpartum, how the lactational amenorrhea method works, and how NFP helps while breastfeeding.
5 min read
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Can You Get Pregnant on Your Period?
The real answer to whether you can conceive during your period, how cycle length factors in, and what NFP charting shows.
5 min read
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Can Stress Affect Your Period and Fertility? The Science Behind the Effects of Stress on the Menstrual Cycle
The science of how stress can shift ovulation, change your cycle, and affect fertility - and what your chart may reveal.
5 min read
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Making the Leap: How to Get Started Using Natural Family Planning
A beginner's guide to starting natural family planning: choosing a method, what to chart, and how to find trained instruction.
7 min read
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What is an Irregular Period? Using NFP to Identify Menstrual Cycle Changes
What counts as an irregular period, common causes of cycle changes, and how charting with NFP helps you spot what's going on.
5 min read
Lifestyle
Vital Vitamins for Every Woman: A Complete Guide to the Best Prenatal Vitamins
Which nutrients matter most in a prenatal vitamin, what to look for on the label, and how to choose with your clinician.
5 min read
The Basics
When Can a Woman Get Pregnant?: Using NFP to Track Your Fertile Window
How to identify your fertile window using NFP, when conception is possible in a cycle, and how cycle signs pinpoint your timing.
1 min read
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Understanding the Complete Menstrual Cycle
A plain-language tour of the menstrual cycle's phases and hormones, and what each phase means for fertility and health.
3 min read
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How Effective is NFP? Shining a Light on Flawed Studies
What NFP effectiveness numbers really mean, why some studies are flawed, and how method and correct use change the results.
3 min read
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Myth Busters: Nine Myths about NFP
Nine common myths about natural family planning - from effectiveness to 'it's just the rhythm method' - and the facts.
4 min read
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What is NFP and Fertility Awareness?
A clear introduction to natural family planning and fertility awareness: what they are, how they work, and who they're for.
1 min read
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