Menopause is that “next phase” of a woman’s life. Well known for hot flashes and emotional breakdowns, menopause is when a woman is no longer fertile. Her ovaries no longer release eggs nor do they produce the hormones that she’s been accustomed to for so many years. She can no longer get pregnant. Menopause is defined as starting once a woman has gone one full calendar year without a menstrual period. And while menopause itself could have an entire blog post (or 6) dedicated

One complaint that sometimes comes up about using Creighton Model (CrMS) is the constraints that some couples feel it places on their times available for intercourse. Indeed, if you are using any natural method of fertility regulation (like CrMS) and your desire is to avoid pregnancy , there will be times unavailable to you for intercourse. Sometimes a couple will posit that if they were contracepting , sex could be more "spontaneous". Sexual spontaneity is an interesting “p

“Catholic contraception”, an oxymoron if ever there was one. But there are many people who use this term to define Creighton Model Fertility Care (CrMS) (and other methods of Natural Family Planning for that matter). However, CrMS and contraception by no means belong in the same category. Here’s why… With the use of a form of contraception , whether it is a physical barrier (condom) or a chemical barrier ( pill , or other hormonal device) you are interrupting or impeding th

Many new clients that practitioners see are engaged couples. These couples may have found the Creighton Model System on their own, or it...

This post is the first of a 2 part series on the birth control pill (“the pill”). I’ll explain how the pill works in your body to prevent you from becoming pregnant and what types of other effects come along with that. Next week, in part 2 , we’ll dive into why and how to come off of the pill. Most birth control pills are a combination of estrogen-like and progesterone -like artificial hormones, called Endocrine Disrupters, that are not human identical. A few (sometimes calle