Fertility Care Services coming to St. Joseph in Spring 2012!
Next Free Introductory Session on Monday, March 26th!
Fertility Care Services
St. Joseph is now offering Fertility Care Services!
Free introductory sessions are offered for women and couples to learn about the Creighton Model System. Women or couples wishing to enter the program are scheduled for individual follow-ups to learn and use the system to achieve and avoid pregnancy. This system is also particularly helpful to couples having difficulty conceiving.
Introductory sessions are:
Wednesday, February 1st at 7:30PM
Monday, March 26th at 7:30PM
Contact Sarah Rooney 714-528-1487 x210 or sarah.fertilitycare@gmail.com for more information.
- An extraordinarily innovative system which, for the first time, networks family planning with a woman's reproductive and gynecologic health.
- For avoiding pregnancy, 99.5% method effective (perfect use)
- 96.8% use effective (typical use) for avoiding pregnancy
- NaProTECHNOLOGY is equal to or of greater effectiveness than in vitro fertilization for helping infertile couples achieve pregnancy.
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NaProTECHNOLOGY uses the biomarkers of the CREIGHTON MODEL System to recognize health and disease. These biomarkers are "an authentic language of a woman's health and fertility."
- Tracking these biomarkers provides valid information for the woman and her physician
- Is not suppressive or destructive like the various reproductive technologies.
- Women now can be full partners in their reproductive and gynecologic healthcare
- NaProTECHNOLOGY indentifies the problem, cooperates with the menstrual and fertility cycles, corrects the condition, maintains the human ecology and sustains procreative potential.
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More great resources and further NFP classes through the Diocese of Orange:
Further info:
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What is Natural Family Planning?
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and postpone pregnancies. These methods are based on the observation of naturally occurring signs of the fertile phase of a woman’s fertility cycle. No drugs, devices or surgical procedures are used in the practice of NFP.
NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of every child. By respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage, NFP enriches the bond between husband and wife.
Is NFP Rhythm?
NFP is not "Rhythm."
The Rhythm or calendar method was in use more than 50 years ago. Modern NFP is based on over 30 years of scientific research on human fertility. These methods are based on the day-to-day observations of naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of the woman’s minstrel cycle.
Who can use NFP?
Any married couple can use NFP! A woman need not have "regular cycles." NFP education helps couples to fully understand their combined fertility, thereby helping them either to achieve or postpone pregnancy. The key to successful use of NFP is cooperation, shared commitment, and communication between husband and wife.
Is NFP morally acceptable?
All major religions including the Catholic Church accept the use of natural family planning to avoid pregnancy when couples have a sufficiently serious reason for spacing babies or limiting family size.
Also, the Catholic Church, some Orthodox churches, some parts of Judaism and an increasing number of Protestants are opposed to sterilization and the use of drugs and devices for contraception or abortion. It should be noted that intrauterine devices (IUD), birth control pills, hormonal implants and injections can cause abortions as they render the uterine lining hostile to implantation of the embryo.
NFP is unique among the methods of family planning because it enables its users to work with the body rather than against it. Fertility is viewed as a blessing, not a curse, a reality of life that is accepted, not a problem to be solved.
What are the benefits of using NFP?
With NFP both spouses are taught to understand the nature of fertility and work with it, whether it’s to plan a pregnancy, space children, or avoid pregnancy for serious reasons. How effective are the methods of natural family planning?
When couples are taught by a competent teacher and follow the rules of the method carefully, NFP is highly successful in achieving their intended family plan. Numerous studies, including one by the
Reference: Contraceptive Technology, 17th Revised edition. Robert A. Hatcher,
