The easiest way to learn the benefits of Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABM) is to hear directly from those who use them. In this video, you will hear from an OB/GYN about the dangers of hormonal contraceptives and the benefits of natural birth control. You will also discover how Jose and Mayra were impacted by hormonal contraceptives, how they switched to a natural method, and the health and relationship benefits they experienced as a result.
Read more below about how your choice of birth control makes a significant difference in your здоровье and even in your отношения.
FAMs are good for your health
These are the some of the health benefits of using a Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), also known as a fertility awareness-based method (FABM) or Natural Family Planning (NFP) or natural birth control:
- FAM use respects your body. Avoiding pregnancy, if that’s your goal, doesn’t require you to ingest artificial hormones with a host of potential side effects. You can use FAM to achieve or avoid pregnancy or simply to monitor your health.
- FAMs lead to good healthcare. Contraceptives may mask important medical issues such as ovarian cysts, PCOS, or endometriosis. These same issues will usually “show up” in characteristic ways on a cycle chart. A healthcare provider trained in restorative reproductive medicine (RRM) can spot these tell-tale clues that something’s amiss and dig for the root cause. No “Band-Aiding” with birth control here.
- FAMs won’t harm your body. Estrogen-containing hormonal contraceptives have been classified as a Class I carcinogen by the World Health Organization. That means they, along with arsenic, asbestos, and tobacco, can cause cancer.
- FAMs are better for your libido and your sexual relationship. Recent исследования suggest that contraceptives decrease some women’s enjoyment of sex, including their interest in having sex as well as their experience of pleasure during sex. Couples using natural methods report having a more fulfilled and intimate sex life.
Natural birth control is good for your sex life
Natural birth control is proven to have a positive effect on couples’ relationships. Couples using these methods report having a more fulfilled and intimate sex life, and the rate of divorce among couples using Natural Family Planning is under 5%.
A 2004 научное исследование on the effects of Natural Family Planning (NFP) on couples’ relationships included 678 participants and found that NFP use:
- Deepened their relationship. It created a stronger bond, including feeling less selfish and more sensitive to their spouse/partner’s needs, feeling greater love and more understanding of one another.
- Improved their communication. Couples became more open to talking about a variety of topics. Discussing sexual intercourse, fertility and starting or adding to a family are integral to using natural family planning successfully.
- Changed their understanding around family planning responsibility. Coupes learned that they share responsibility for their fertility, it isn’t all on the woman.
- Decreased women’s feelings of being ‘used.’ Women reported feeling more respected and less used, and they felt greater respect for and pride in their spouse/partner.
- Improved their experience of sex. Periodic abstinence, while not easy, enhanced their anticipation of sex, thus increasing their enjoyment.
Other studies show that couples who use natural family planning have intercourse at least as often as couples using contraception, and that their сексуальная жизнь стала более насыщенной.
When you’re ready, pick the method best suited to your needs and find a local class to learn the method.
If you haven’t watched the video yet, watch now and find out how one couple’s sexual relationship was impacted by switching from hormonal contraceptives to natural birth control.