Khristine
08-02-2009, 04:56 PM
"http://www.examiner.com/x-2725-Aurora-Family-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Parenting-101--What-is-natural-family-planning-and-how-does-it-work
Natural family planning, or NFP, can work either as an effective method of contraception or as a strategy for fertility enhancement. It is based on a woman's knowlege of her own body's natural rhythms and cycles. Women who are trained in NFP are aware of their body's fertility signals and can use their understanding to help achieve a pregnancy or to avoid one.
The benefits of NFP are many--it's free, healthy, and, if it's a concern, is accepted by most religious faiths that frown on artificial means of contraception or reproductive assistance.
NFP simply involves using a basal thermometer daily to check your body's base temperature. Shifts in temperature, coupled with changes in cervical secretions, indicate whether or not ovulation has already occurred so couples can plan intercourse accordingly.
A wonderful book that describes NFP techniques in step-by-step detail is Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It can be purchased through Amazon or, if you'd rather not support a huge and faceless corporation, at one of your local independent bookstores such as Denver's own Tattered Cover."
Natural family planning, or NFP, can work either as an effective method of contraception or as a strategy for fertility enhancement. It is based on a woman's knowlege of her own body's natural rhythms and cycles. Women who are trained in NFP are aware of their body's fertility signals and can use their understanding to help achieve a pregnancy or to avoid one.
The benefits of NFP are many--it's free, healthy, and, if it's a concern, is accepted by most religious faiths that frown on artificial means of contraception or reproductive assistance.
NFP simply involves using a basal thermometer daily to check your body's base temperature. Shifts in temperature, coupled with changes in cervical secretions, indicate whether or not ovulation has already occurred so couples can plan intercourse accordingly.
A wonderful book that describes NFP techniques in step-by-step detail is Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It can be purchased through Amazon or, if you'd rather not support a huge and faceless corporation, at one of your local independent bookstores such as Denver's own Tattered Cover."