An Adolescent Uses FABMs to Track her Cycle and Understand her Body
Dr. Miranda Bacon, a fourth-year medical student, recently had the opportunity to meet Katie, a young woman who learned at a young age to know and trust her physiology and use charting as a tool to monitor her health. Dr. Bacon is now a pediatric resident eager to teach her patients about the lifelong benefits of fertility awareness. Learn more!
FABMs in the Postpartum Period
: In this conversation with a woman who began charting her cycles during the postpartum period, we see some of the shortcomings as well as strengths of fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs). Dr. Daniel Ortiz spoke to a woman who has used an FABM successfully for several years and learned the importance of having expert support along the way.
FACTS Speaker Feature: Ronda Léchaire-Callahan
Our FACTS Speaker feature posts highlight the diversity and expertise of our talented speakers. This month our series continues and we are delighted to introduce a friend of FACTS from Europe! Ronda Léchaire-Callahan, a Sympto-Thermal Method educator in Switzerland, relies on FACTS as a source of accurate information for her clients and trainees. Learn more about Ronda!
FACTS Speaker Feature: Lisa Jurski, PT
In 2013, FACTS began to train speakers to provide the presentations we created to share the science of fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) with medical professionals, students, and the public. Beginning in 2020, we have featured a FACTS-trained speaker monthly to highlight the diversity and expertise of our talented pool of presenters. Our series continues with Lisa Jurski, PT, a physical therapist and Creighton Model FertilityCare practitioner. We are grateful for her support and contributions to the success of our webinar and speaker programs.
Embracing the Next Decade of Sharing the FACTS!
As we look ahead to 2021 and the next 10 years, we remain steadfast in our dedication to fulfill our mission. And looking back before moving forward is inspiring, as 2020 found our team ready for the extraordinary challenges we all faced. Just look at all YOU helped us achieve in the year of the pandemic.
Thank You and Happy Holidays from FACTS!
‘Tis the Season for Giving Thanks! At FACTS, we would like to close out 2020 by giving thanks to all those who have given their gifts so selflessly to us […]
FACTS Speaker Feature: Kate Heimann, DO
In 2020, we have featured a FACTS-trained speaker monthly to highlight the diversity, depth of knowledge, and expertise of our talented pool of speakers. We value their contributions immensely and are grateful for each of them. This month, we feature Kate Heimann, DO, a board-certified family physician who incorporates FABMs daily as she cares for girls and women of all ages. We are grateful for her support and commitment to our mission and her ongoing contributions to our success.
10 Years of Sharing the FACTS: Celebrating with Gratitude!
These last few weeks, we have celebrated the first decade of sharing the FACTS about the science supporting fertility awareness and its many applications for women’s health and family planning! With sincere gratitude, we thank every person whose passion for the work of FACTS continues to inspire YOU to support our mission. We mean it when we say we would not be able to fulfill our mission without YOUR generosity. THANK YOU!
A Physician’s Journey to FABMs
This week’s post features an interview with a physician who uses fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) to enhance her health while also offering FABMs to women and couples in her medical practice. Julie Sawyer conducted this interview as a fourth-year medical student during the FACTS fertility awareness elective, which now consists of two parts – one focused on modern, evidence-based fertility awareness-based methods of family planning and the second on the medical applications of FABMs to diagnose and treat common medical conditions in women’s reproductive health.
Breastfeeding During Pandemics: Protecting Mother and Child
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we celebrate the role of breastfeeding in breast cancer reduction as well as its many other benefits for mother and child. To raise awareness about breastfeeding, we will publish two timely reviews on the importance of assessing the evidence about risks and benefits of breastfeeding during pandemics. This post is a review of an article published this summer in the “International Breastfeeding Journal”. It was written by Sara Peterson, a fourth-year medical student enrolled in the FACTS elective at Georgetown University School of Medicine.