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July 16, 2021 Fertility Awareness Methods are all about Following the Science: An Interview with Dr. Mike Manhart, PhD As a PhD in microbiology with a successful “first” career as the director byNatural Womanhood
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
March 27, 2021 The FDA Approved the Clue App for Contraceptive Use. Here’s What That Means. Earlier this month, the FDA announced it cleared another cycle charting app for byMary Rose Somarriba
March 27, 2021 UN Urges Further Reliance Upon Contraceptives, While Pandemic Highlights their Unsustainability “Contraceptive cost of COVID: a million unplanned pregnancies” read headlines byGrace Emily Stark
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
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
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
September 13, 2019 How to Talk Confidently About Fertility Awareness Methods With A Doubtful OBGYN, Partner, or Literally Anyone Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FABM) and modern, evidence-based methods of byJulia Hogan-Werner, LCPC
July 27, 2019 Why I Choose to Use a Fertility Awareness Method, Even Though I Have a Serious Reason to Avoid Pregnancy As a physician assistant specializing in OB/GYN, I have prescribed birth control byAllison Jung, PA
May 31, 2019 This Chart “Perfectly” Displays Perfect vs. Typical Use Effectiveness Rate for Birth Control Methods The fertility tracker, DOT recently shared a blog post on their website byGabriella Patti
May 27, 2019 CDC Changes Effectiveness Rating on Fertility Awareness Methods Until recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the failure byGerard Migeon
