Faith, Family, & FABMs
“After several months of learning to chart, she felt empowered to make more informed choices about family planning. She knew more about her own body than ever before.”
It’s All in the Timing!
“FABMs provide women with significant control over their family-planning decisions, enabling them to time pregnancies to unique family situations.”
Treatment Options for Male Infertility: A Brief Review
“Testosterone should be avoided in the treatment of male infertility, [as] exogenous testosterone inhibits production of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), further preventing spermatogenesis.”
After Years of Pain and Dismissals from Doctors, One Woman Found Answers with Creighton
“Everything began making sense through her charting,” Elizabeth said. Eventually she connected with a second doctor trained in NaPro … (and) has finally begun to receive answers to years of questions.”
SPICE and Support With the Creighton Model
“I realized how essential it is for women to have a comprehensive understanding of their menstrual cycle and how it relates to their overall health. ‘I wish I had known this sooner.’”
Katie’s Story
“We tried for four years to have our son. It would have been so much nicer to have had the information we needed sooner.” —Katie
Brief Summary and Commentary on “Physician Fertility: A Call to Action”
“With growing numbers of women seeking careers in medicine, the potential impact of this choice on their fertility is an increasingly important topic … [as] 1 in 4 (24.1%) female physicians will experience infertility.”
Lessons in Infertility and Resilience: We All Need to Start Asking, “Why?”
People “expect periods to be painful.” In retrospect, she believes that these comparisons misled her about the severity of her own symptoms. She later underwent an exploratory laparotomy, which revealed endometriosis.”
“Give it Three Cycles” – Advice from an FABM User
“To anyone interested in trying FABMs: give it at least 3 cycles or 3 months. Check in with your partner to see how things are going … make the mental commitment for a short period of time. It’s hard but worth it.”
Exploring the Root Cause of Infertility with NaPro
“As clinicians, it is critical that we educate ourselves to then be able to point patients in the direction of FABMs to better understand their fertility.”