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I’ve clients get REALLY excited over the thought of learning about their cycles, or preparing for marriage, or just learning about their body. What they weren’t as ready or prepared for were mucus observations. Yes, I used that word in a blog. The Creighton Model FertilityCare system is a mucus based method, which means that women will check routinely for a mucus discharge. For the couples that come, that means that the men will also learn about mucus observations and disch

We reached out on social media asking what questions you have about Creighton Model, or Natural Family Planning more broadly. Below are your questions and our answers. As always, you can contact one of our Practitioners for more information! "What does using/practicing NFP really mean?" If you are "using" NFP in the most basic sense that means that you are not using any artificial means to regulate or control your fertility (whether physical or chemical ). Rather, you have a

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In a previous blog post , I discussed how stress can cause double peaks. However, there are other ways that stress can affect your cycle. As I discussed previously, this stress doesn't have to be bad stress. It can be positive (like planning for a wedding) or negative (like being sick). Both physical and emotional stress can impact your cycle. In addition, stress can be either acute or chronic. But regardless of the type of stress, it can alter your cycle. The effects can b

Infertility. A word women dread hearing. A word that many women in our world today. So what do we do? What is infertility? When using the...

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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

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