Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) Basics

Are you…

  • Considering getting off of birth control and into fertility awareness, but have no idea where to start?
  • Engaged or newly married, and looking to use natural family planning (NFP) for achieving, postponing, or spacing pregnancies?
  • Fighting subfertility or infertility, and looking to improve your chances of conceiving with fertility awareness?
  • Simply interested in learning more about your body through charting your cycles with a fertility awareness method?

… then this collection of articles is for you!

Here, we’ve amassed all the articles from our “FAM Basics” series, which breaks down the various components of fertility awareness at their most elemental level. We hope this collection gives you the confidence to give FAM a try—but remember, there is no substitute for learning an official method from a trained instructor!

  • vaginal health, vagina

    FAM Basics: The vagina and vaginal health

    By Kristen Curran • August 10, 2023
    The vagina’s role in sex, menstruation, childbirth
  • uterus function, how big is the uterus, where is the uterus located, anatomy of the uterus

    FAM Basics: The uterus

    By Kristen Curran • June 9, 2023
    The uterus doesn’t just matter when you’re pregnant (or trying)
  • What are FAMs, what are fertility awareness methods, Natural Womanhood exclusive video interview, What is fertility awareness, Dr. Marguerite Duane, Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science, FACTS about Fertility,

    What are FAMs? A Natural Womanhood Exclusive Video Interview with Dr. Marguerite Duane, MD, of FACTS

    By Grace Emily Stark • June 9, 2023
    “In the beginning, it might be really challenging [to learn a fertility awareness method]. [Similarly to learning to…