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Advantages of Natural Family Planning
Natural family planning strengthens marriages by developing communication skills and shared responsibility between spouses. NFP is completely natural and organic. No chemicals or devices enter the body. There are NO medical side effects.
Who can use NFP?- Couples seeking to space pregnancies
- Couples struggling with fertility
- Breastfeeding women
- Perimenopausal women
- Women with irregular cycles
- Women interested in health monitoring
- Couples in transition from contraceptives
Natural Family Planning is a means of either achieving or avoiding pregnancy based upon the couple’s knowledge of their cyclic fertility and infertility. NFP is morally acceptable to all faiths. It is 99% effective when used to prevent or postpone pregnancy by an instructed and motivated couple.
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Planificación Familiar Natural
El sacramento del matrimonio simboliza la relación de Cristo con Su Iglesia. ¡Esta relación es una relación de amor generoso, abnegado, apasionado y fecundo!
Cuando las parejas casadas viven su vocación de acuerdo con las enseñanzas de la Iglesia, especialmente en relación con la transmisión de la vida, se pueden obtener muchos beneficios. De hecho, las parejas casadas que usan la planificación familiar
natural (PFN) informan que los beneficios incluyen crecimiento en:- comprensión y valoración de la fertilidad
- madurez emocional
- especialmente en su comunicación conyugal
- santidad
- respeto por los dones de Dios para el amor conyugal.
Reference: El amor sin medida
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"'By its very nature the institution of marriage and married love is ordered to the procreation and education of the offspring and it is in them that it finds its crowning glory" (Guadium et spes 48).
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NFP Option: The Creighton Model
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The Creighton Model
- Trained practitioners of the Saint Paul VI Institute who are certified by the American Academy of FertilityCare Practitioners
- External observation of cervical mucus
- Shared system between the couple that monitors and maintains a woman’s health
- Versatile (usable at any stage of a woman’s reproductive life; regular and irregular cycles, breastfeeding, pre-menopause)
- Precise (identifies true days of fertility and infertility)
- Young and single women can also chart to help with treatment of many women’s health issues
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Providers of the Creighton Model
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Ashwood FertlityCare Center
All practitioners teach in person and virtually:- Ames: Suzanne Schneider, FCP
- Sanborn: Melissa Rupp, DC, FCP
- Sioux Center: Trisha Smit, FCP
- Sioux City: Elizabeth Wessling, FCP
- Sioux City: Lisa Willis, RN, BSN, CFCP
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Fidem FertilityCare
Orange City: Fidem FertilityCare serves all of Northwest Iowa with Creighton Services, including FREE 90 minute introductory sessions. All services can be provided virtually, or in-person at our Orange City office.
Kaleigh Van Middendorp, BSW, CFCP, CLD
(712) 441-1724
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Guadalupe NFP LLC (English/Español)
Maria Mendizabal, FCPI, based out of Cedar Rapids, offers Telehealth (virtual) NFP instruction in both English and Spanish. She can be contacted at 319-382-5878 or [email protected].
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FertilityCare Centers of America
The FertilityCare Centers of America provides information about the Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System and connects people to providers in their area.
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NFP Option: The Marquette Method
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The Marquette Method
The Marquette Model brings 21st-century technology to NFP by using urine fertility biomarkers collected at home that measure hormone levels.- Helps women and couples find their fertile window by interpreting biological signs of fertility.
- Taught by healthcare professionals (60% are nurses) who help the new learner/s gain confidence in management and self-interpretation of the woman's natural biological signs of fertility.
- Uses urine fertility biomarkers collected at home that measure hormone levels.
- Can be used in conjunction with cervical mucus or basal body temperature and an algorithm to confidently determine the woman’s fertile window.
- Note: Signs of fertility are manifested in the activity of reproductive hormones found in urine, changes in cervical mucus and/or fluctuations in basal body temperatures.
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Providers of the Marquette Method
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Monica Lortz Magana BSN, RN, MMCP (English/Español)
Sioux City: Monica provides instruction in both English and Spanish.
Monica's Website
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Marquette Method with Moni Pricing
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Precios Método de Marquette con Moni
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Marquette Method of NFP Directory
Online: This directory offers contact information for additional providers who teach in-person and online.
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NFP Option: The Sympto-Thermal Method
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The Sympto Thermal Method
- Sympto-Thermal Methods (STM) provide information on the primary signs of fertility: cervical mucus, basal body temperature, and cervical changes.
- The basal body temperature (BBT) is the waking temperature of a woman’s body after she has had at least six hours of sleep. The BBT is taken at approximately the same time each day under the same conditions. During the pre-ovulatory phase, it remains at a low level. It is only after ovulation has taken place that a significant rise in the temperature can be seen
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Método Sintotérmico de PNF
- Con el Método Sintotérmico de la Liga de Pareja a Pareja (LPP) se requiere sólo un minuto cada mañana para tomar tu temperatura al despertar y unos momentos durante el día para otras observaciones. Una vez la información está anotada en tu teléfono móvil, tendrás un cuadro completo de tu fertilidad… ¡Es así de fácil!
- Ahora puedes tener una forma natural de espaciar o lograr un embarazo…un método moderno de planificación natural de la familia (PNF) que ha probado ser 99% eficaz en posponer un embarazo…también usado con éxito por parejas que buscan concebir.
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Providers of the Sympto-Thermal Method
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Couple to Couple League
Online: The Couple to Couple League offers virtual classes on NFP. The classes include 3 sessions and a free trial of their tracking app.
Click here for more information!Liga de pareja a pareja
Curso en Linea: La liga de pareja a pareja ofrece las clases virtuales. La clase incluye tres sesiones.
¡Haga clic aquí para más información!
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NFP Option: The Billings Method
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The Billings Method
- Backed by more than 50 years of scientific research, the Billings Ovulation Method® offers a highly effective, natural way to achieve or postpone pregnancy and monitor reproductive health—without drugs or devices.
- The method works for women in all reproductive situations, including those who are coming off hormonal contraception, breastfeeding, weaning, or approaching menopause. No matter where you are in your reproductive journey, the four simple rules of the Billings Ovulation Method® remain the same.
- This method is based on the observation of cervical mucus.
- It was developed by the Drs. John and Evelyn Billings of Melbourne, Australia.
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Providers of the Billings Method
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BOMA-USA
BOMA-USA is the only authorized representative of The Billings Ovulation Method® in the United States and is the official delegate office in the United States representing the World Organization Ovulation Method Billings (WOOMB)
Online: BOMA-USA offers remote learning with trained instructors.
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Need more Guidance?If you are still in need of guidance in distinguishing between the various methods in order to discern which method is a good fit for you, check out the following resources:
- Fertility Awareness Method Matcher
- Free 15 Minute Fertility Coaching Consultation
- A Catholic Introduction to Natural Family Planning (Free Online NFP Class)
- Introduction to Fertility Awareness and NFP (Online Course, does include a fee)
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Contact Us
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Karmen Bowerkarmenbscdiocese.orgDirector of Faith Formation -
Maddie McLartymaddiemscdiocese.orgFaith Formation Coordinator│Northeast Region -
Danielle Fennessydaniellefscdiocese.orgFaith Formation Coordinator│Southern Region -
Delores Huemillerdeloreshscdiocese.orgFaith Formation Coordinator│Northwest Region
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