Fertility Awareness in the UK and Denmark: A Review of Research
This is a review of research published in 2016 titled, “A population-based survey on family intentions and fertility awareness in women and men in the United Kingdom and Denmark.” The research results affirm the need for fertility awareness education in Western developed countries. Read more!
An FABM User Becomes the Teacher: An Interview
Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) are growing in popularity for family planning and for their clinical applications. Through this interview, Dr. Mara Penne met a user of multiple FABMs who then chose to become an instructor for the Fertility Education & Medical Management (FEMM), a sympto-hormonal method. Read more!
Predicting Ovulation Using Apps vs. Calendar Methods: A Review
This summary of research by Dr. Katelyn Myers offers thoughtful review and new insights into the utility of charting with fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs), as well as warnings about potential pitfalls if relying on applications (apps) to predict ovulation. Read more on the blog!
Assessing Variability in Menstrual Cycles: A Research Review
This study summary by Dr. Alexa Chanos provides further evidence of the usefulness of charting the menstrual cycle to obtain daily data, some of which challenge long-held beliefs about the different phases of the female cycle. Read more!
Empowering Individuals through Fertility Awareness
By: Courtney Wechsler, MD Editor’s Note: Two events are central markers of both female health and fertility: the production of fertile cervical mucus and the ovulatory event. Although menstruation is […]
25 Years of Success with the Sympto-Thermal Method: An Interview
This interview is a celebration of the joy and peace that using fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) can bring to individuals, couples, and families. This patient story points to the various ways FABMs can enrich people’s health, relationships, and families. Read more!
Mobile Apps to Assess Menstrual Health: A Summary of Research
As technology becomes simpler and more accessible to women who wish to monitor their reproductive health, previous assumptions and long-held facts about the menstrual cycle continue to be challenged and, at times, debunked. As more women learn how to chart their cycles and new research is conducted with the daily data made possible through charting, the sky is the limit as to what can be learned about the female cycle. Read more in this review of the research!
A Woman’s Journey with the Marquette and Creighton Model
While on the FACTS elective, Ellen Gaudet Urrutia interviewed an enthusiastic user of FABMs. For this woman, learning to chart her cycle hastened the diagnosis and treatment of a luteal phase defect, and using different methods in new seasons of life has provided a natural and effective way to not only plan their family but also manage her health. Read more!
Subclinical PCOS in Healthy Eumenorrheic Women? A Research Review
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition with specific criteria that can present with subtle findings early on. The significance of sporadic anovulation in eumenorrheic women remains unclear. In this study, the authors aimed to assess whether sporadic anovulation was associated with clinical evidence of hyperandrogenemia. Read more in this review of the research!
A Case for FABM Instructors
This interview with three different users of fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) brings into the discussion something too often neglected: the needs and goals of the women seeking care. Calley Gober, a fourth-year medical student, interviewed these women while on the FACTS elective. Beyond sharing their stories, she provides information about the Sympto-Thermal Method, other FABMs, and the essential role of FABM instructors.