{"id":1943,"date":"2018-01-14T08:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T13:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natural-womanhood.local\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2024-04-03T14:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:41:33","slug":"14-problemas-de-salud-que-pueden-revelar-los-mapas-de-fertilidad-parte-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/14-health-concerns-that-fertility-awareness-charting-can-reveal-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"14 problemas de salud que pueden revelar los gr\u00e1ficos de fertilidad: Parte 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fertility awareness charting is so much more than just knowing when you are fertile!\u00a0 When you are consistent with your chosen method of charting, you can discover valuable information about your body, and possibly see signs of disorders that call for treatment. Through daily observations and recordings, you can begin to see patterns and abnormalities that would easily be overlooked by the non-charting woman. To get an idea of what kinds of things your chart can tell you, I found some women who were willing to share. These are their own words.<\/p>\n

This article is not a medical recommendation, simply an educational guide, and we strongly advise you to refer to a physician trained in understanding the woman\u2019s cycle to get an exact diagnosis. Of course, this is not a comprehensive list either; a good chart tells you about your hormones, and your hormones are linked to so many things! But it\u2019s a great place to start.<\/p>\n

In this first part, we\u2019re going to cover how four fairly common reproductive health conditions showed up on these women\u2019s charts: ovarian cysts, PCOS, endometriosis, infections\/bacterial vaginosis. Next week, we will discuss the signs of several other dysfunctions including hormonal imbalance, issues that relate to mood disorders, and miscellaneous issues.<\/p>\n

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Ovarian Cysts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ovarian cysts<\/a> are fluid-filled sacs in or on the ovary.\u00a0 They are fairly common, but occasionally they can be painful and lead to complications, or even be cancerous[i]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kimberly: Using Creighton and Marquette methods, my instructors noted I had weird spotting, which prompted me to get checked for cysts. It was confirmed and luckily, they burst during pregnancy.<\/em><\/p>\n

MaryAnne: After two abnormal chart readings coupled with intermittent pelvic pain and spotting, I found out that I had an ovarian cyst….benign, thank God. If I hadn’t been charting, it probably would have taken twice as long to discover it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This condition<\/a> is believed to be the number one cause of infertility; often times, ovulation is not occurring and periods are noticeably irregular.\u00a0 Some, but not the majority of women with PCOS, have cysts on their ovaries.\u00a0 Issues with insulin, androgens, and progesterone cause these and other symptoms, such as mood swings, pelvic pain, and fatigue.[ii]<\/a><\/p>\n

Sarah: I was charting using the sympto-thermal method, and I noticed I was having false peaks before finally ovulating. I brought it up to my doctor who said NFP doesn\u2019t work and that the chart doesn\u2019t mean anything, but he agreed to check my ovaries during an ultrasound anyway.\u00a0 It showed they were polycystic and we were able to order lab work to help confirm my PCOS diagnosis.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kerry: I would bleed for weeks with only a few days off in between.\u00a0 I brought my charts to a NaPro (Natural Procreative Technology) doctor who was able to interpret them and told me my body was trying to ovulate and couldn\u2019t.\u00a0 I was prescribed folic acid and myo-inositol combined.\u00a0 My abnormal bleeding stopped.<\/em><\/p>\n

Blanca: My chart was showing irregularly long phases, and abnormal bleeding and mucus patterns.\u00a0 I sometimes would have 90-day long cycles with two weeks of bleeding. Using the Creighton method, I was unable to identify a peak day\/ovulation.\u00a0 My chart was proof of my concerns and because of my chart and my other symptoms (mood swings, hot flashes and anxiety) I had an ultrasound and hormone panel to confirm PCOS.\u00a0 Previously, I had only ever been given birth control to regulate the bleeding.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lauren: My charting showed lack of ovulation and confirmed the PCOS diagnosis. After the ovarian wedge resection, charting pointed to the fact that I was ovulating for the first time in years.<\/em><\/p>\n

Endometriosis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Endometriosis<\/a> is a disease where endometrial-like tissue (tissue similar to the lining of the uterus) is found outside of the uterus, typically somewhere in the pelvic cavity such as fallopian tubes and ovaries. The condition commonly causes extremely painful menstrual cycles and can be a cause of infertility.[iii]<\/a><\/p>\n

Lorna: My cycles were long, 35-38 days, with lots of tail-end brown bleeding at the end of my period. My cervical mucus was also never really “peak type,” always 6 PY (that’s pasty and yellow). My husband and I had been trying to conceive and charting diligently and following appropriate instructions for five months and nothing had happened, so my practitioner referred us to an OBGYN who was familiar with the Creighton model of family planning. He performed a pelvic exam on me and found scar tissue on my uterus and endometriosis. This explained why we weren’t conceiving since the fertilized egg could not implant within the scar tissue. It was a relief knowing that my chart could provide meaningful information to doctors and help generate answers for the fertility struggles I was having.<\/em><\/p>\n

Melissa: I started using the Creighton Model System of NFP when I was a single adult to see what was going on with my cycle. Based on the cervical mucus observations I recorded, my CrMS practitioner and NaPro doctor were able to tell that I likely had severe endometriosis. The tail-end brown bleeding I recorded in my chart also signaled to them that I had a progesterone deficiency. With this information, I was able to be properly treated for both of these conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n