Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an attitude toward family planning and fertility awareness in accordance to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Learn more about Catholic Teaching on Natural Methods:
- The Gospel of Life – Evangelium Vitae (1995) – excerpt
- The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World – Familiaris Consortio (1981) – excerpt
- Of Human Life – Humanae Vitae (1968) – excerpt
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The Billings Ovulation Method
A Natural Method of Achieving or Avoiding Pregnancy
Benefits
- Completely safe, healthy & natural. No drugs, mechanisms, devices, or foreign substances
- Enables pregnancies to be planned & can assist couples having difficulty achieving pregnancy
- Not the calendar/rhythm method
- Can be used by couples where the woman has regular, irregular or even changing cycles
- Can be used while breast-feeding or during pre-menopause
- Can assist couples in recognizing changes to their reproductive health & fertility
- Helps foster physical & mental harmony in marriage
- Promotes understanding and respect for each spouse
For more information, visit the WOOMB Canada website. Woomb is an organization promoting and teaching the Billings Ovulation Method.
The Sympto-Thermal Method
A Natural Method of Achieving or Avoiding Pregnancy
Benefits
- Increase understanding of fertility and foster mutual respect
- Develop personal strengths necessary for a mutually satisfying, permanent commitment
- Develop greater self-control and increased sexual satisfaction
- Assist in planning pregnancies
- Improve respect for family life
- Heighten awareness of the benefits of following natural family planning as a lifelong method
For more information, visit the Serena website. Serena is a natural family planning service teaching the symptom-thermal method.
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