“I have PCOS so I never will be able to have kids.” This statement, and statements similar to it, break my heart. Some women express...

This is an excerpt I wrote back in December 2022: “This comes to you after a lot of tears. And I mean a lot. Phone calls, frustration,...

I started to share my story a couple weeks ago. I want to share more how I started teaching Creighton as a Registered Nurse. After I started teaching the introduction to NFP, I started reading more about the different methods . I loved that the Creighton model is based in so much research and that it works with doctors to help women through a variety of health concerns, not just planning and avoiding pregnancy . My husband and I started talking about how we would afford tra

Anxiety is one of the most common problems I see when I work with couples, especially in women. Daria previously discussed how anxiety...

Before starting this blog, I want to wish you a very happy Independence Day to you and your family. As I was reflecting on what a July 4th blog post would look like, it struck me that, as Americans, we understand and embrace a culture of independence. It's written in the core of our country and drives everything from bucking political systems to striving for individuality in our clothing, technology, and work. After further reflection, I really started to understand how Ferti

Using natural methods of fertility regulation (aka, "NFP", e.g., "Creighton") makes marriages stronger. You've probably even heard some...

We all know estrogen is a very important hormone when it comes to the female reproductive system. But, did you know you can have too much...

On this cold rainy spring Tuesday (at least if you’re reading this in real time in mid-Michigan), I have a little history lesson for you....

I sat in the gathering room at the Ronald McDonald Apartment in Ann Arbor, Michigan looking out the window. It was cold outside, the air...

Daria and Karoline have shared how the Creighton model has impacted their lives. I want to share my own journey. My cycles were always irregular. I had what I thought were “light periods” of brown bleeding very often. Only some months would I have periods. It was confusing, but I didn’t know what to do about it. While I was in college, I woke up one night in horrible pain. I convinced my parents to drive me to the urgent care in the morning. I didn’t know how to describe the

Everyone’s experience with NFP is unique. Women and couples seek it out for so many different reasons and usually stay with it for...

If you have been living in the state of Michigan for the last few months, the phrase “women’s health” has become a trigger word for many with voting on Proposal 3 right around the corner. I find myself cringing just typing it. These past few months have been LOUD with many people claiming to know what is best for women. Some truly do, but some are truly lying. As a Fertility Care Center in Michigan concerned with the health of women, it seems not only prudent but absolutely

Here at Groesbeck and on or blog we have talked a lot about hormones and why they are so important to conceiving a baby, helping with...

In an earlier post, we discussed what progesterone is and why’s it’s important throughout your cycle. Symptoms of progesterone...

I want to start this post by saying, this is no way to bash other methods of Natural Family Planning. I am simply relating to you all...

Isn’t NFP just for engaged and married couples? It’s just for avoiding and achieving pregnancy, right? While the Creighton model can reliably be used to avoid and achieve pregnancy, those are not the only reasons why women begin charting. There are many benefits to charting as a single woman . But how can this method help teenage girls specifically? Teenage girls have just begun cycling. When I was younger, I learned about my period, including how to manage the bleeding and

As a Creighton Practitioner, we are trained to help couples to both achieve AND avoid pregnancies. As a lot of people know, Creighton has...

Hope. Why should any woman care about the Creighton Model FertilityCare System? One of the main reasons: hope. And that is a reality....

You may be wondering what do if you have been experiencing difficulties with your cycles, menstrual flow, infertility, or serious health...

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates 431 B.C. As I have touched on in previous posts, infertility can be a...