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The Groesbeck FertilityCare Practitioners This past Saturday, December 7th, the lovely FCPs and CFCPs met for a day of professional development for the Groesbeck FertilityCare Center at our yearly in-person retreat day for professional development at the beautiful St. Mary’s in Williamston. This year marked our fourth year of meeting in person to discuss the vision of GFCC for the year all while sharing plenty of fellowship, support, and good food.  Today’s blog will

Here are 5 things you should know about menstrual cycles. Actually, I think everyone should know these!

Over the past 30 to 40 years, there’s been a noticeable rise in gynecological issues like PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, and even infertilit

Life is... kind of a lot right now, am I right? Things in the world are changing, shifting and intensifying at a breakneck pace. Meanwhile, in our homes, its cold and flu season, holidays are approaching (and everything that that entails), money is tight for everyone.... it seems that everyone has their own additional crosses they are carrying. And we're doing it all with less daylight every day. If you top all that off some fertility-related problems or stressors... Wow. If

This post discusses Male Factor Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage - the causes and treatments.

We’ve talked a lot in our previous blogs about the birth control pill , and for good reason - there’s certainly lots to talk about ! However, there is an almost equally popular form of contraception - the IUD - that you may be wondering about.  What is an IUD? IUD stands for “intrauterine device”. It’s a small T shaped device that’s placed by a doctor in a woman’s cervix. The cervix is the opening from the vagina into the uterus. The device is made to stay in the cervix for u

I work mostly with clients walking the path of infertility. I am not really sure how this started, but these are the clients God consistently sends my way, and I am happy to participate in His work for me this way. While each one of their experiences is unique, there are sometimes certain phases that emerge along the journey through infertility. These phases or moments can occur at various times depending on the client’s own experience, whether it be going full steam ahead wi

When healing for infertility, PCOS, or other aspects of life seem to take too long, here is what you can do about it.

Ladies, let’s get real for a second: periods are messy. what products do you use? What products are safe? Why are there so many to pick from

“All the baptized are called to chastity” (Catechism 2348). Of course, growth in chastity looks different for people in different stages in

As much as part of me would like to chuck my iPhone out the window, go off the grid and never look back, it seems like more and more tasks of modern day life "require" or are at least made exponentially easier by the use of an app on this handy little hunk of metal and plastic. In just the last few hours of my day yesterday I used it to pick up a curbside grocery order (probably my favorite modern invention of ALL TIME as a mom), navigate via GPS to a friend's house, RSVP to

In striving to be everything for everyone, they frequently place their own needs on the back burner, when it comes to their health.

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After the Introductory Session, clients are usually feeling excited about the information they have just learned, a little overwhelmed, or a combination of the two. We end the Introductory Session by stating that the next step in learning the Creighton Model is to attend follow-ups. Follow-ups are crucial to learning the Creighton Model , and for learning it well. During a follow-up, very specific questions are asked about how observations are made and the chart is reviewed i

Trusting in God is hard. For me, at least. It can feel easier to trust in our own plans and desires for our lives, rather than in God's. While God's plans are better than ours, it doesn't mean they will fulfill all of our earthly desires. Today, I want to address how we can grow in trust in God while avoiding pregnancy. Some people will say that trusting God and his plans for your family means always trying to conceive or trying to whatever . While some couples may be called

What to do with infertility and abnormal cycles or abnormal fertility

Breaking up is hard to do—especially with something as ingrained as the birth control pill. But more and more women are doing just that!

A priest gave a talk during my Fertility Care Practitioner education on supporting Catholic marriages. As part of that talk, he read to us something called the "Exhortation before marriage". This beautiful reflection was part of the Catholic marriage liturgy in the pre-Vatican II era and some priests today still choose to incorporate it into wedding Masses because it's wisdom is inspiring, enduring and needed now as much as ever before. At the time of my training I had been