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Avoiding Pregnancy

How can you be sure your FAM will work for family planning? How do you make it more effective? What makes it less effective?

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August 19, 2025

A newly married couple reflects on their first year of using natural family planning (NFP)

What it's really like to learn and use NFP

byLaura Ginikos

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October 15, 2024

Why some new moms are shunning hormonal birth control

"My body has been through the wringer"

byMelayna Alicea

July 27, 2024

We “failed” at NFP, but our failure brought unexpected healing

Conceiving after losing a child to anencephaly

byKathryn Casey

November 4, 2021

Men and NFP: When the challenges of periodic abstinence feel unbearable

Numerous studies show that the large majority of couples who practice NFP feel

byGerard Migeon

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June 25, 2021

Unpacking the effectiveness range of FAMs given by the CDC

Despite a new surge of interest, fertility awareness methods (FAMs) remain a

byRachel Wilkerson, PhD

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June 11, 2021

How to be intimate when you can’t have sex: Advice for the fertile window

One of the biggest differences about using a Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)

byCassondra Moriarty

April 16, 2021

Don’t Trust Your Birth Control? FAM Helps With Family Planning Confidence

I frequently hear accounts from women who have great anxiety and fear about

byMary Rose Somarriba

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April 11, 2021

Tokophobia: The pathological fear of pregnancy or childbirth

“There’s so much I didn’t know about childbirth and, the more I learn, the more

byJulia Hogan-Werner, LCPC

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February 26, 2021

Journal article describes how effectiveness of FAMs is often misrepresented

Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs), also known as methods of Natural Family

byGrace Emily Stark

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October 31, 2020

Pregnancy Fears and What to Do About Them

In many cultures, pregnancy is often celebrated as a beautiful and wonderful

byJulia Hogan-Werner, LCPC

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April 21, 2020

Just How Long is the “Fertile Window” Anyway?

For couples who practice fertility awareness-based methods (FABM), the “fertile

byNatural Womanhood

February 5, 2020

When You Really Shouldn’t Get Pregnant: 4 ways to Increase the Effectiveness of Your Fertility Awareness Method

In previous articles, we have shown that many Fertility Awareness-Based Methods

byJessica Davidson

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