Fertility awareness methods (FAM) can provide insightful health information to women of all ages and stages of fertility, from the start of menstruation until menopause. Fertility awareness methods can also serve as effective forms of natural family planning (NFP).
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- Natural birth control
- Effectiveness rates
- Relationship health
- Talking with your partner about NFP
- Talking about NFP with your doctor
- Pregnancy health
- Postpartum
- Breastfeeding
- Perimenopause and menopause
This page was last updated April 4, 2024.
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NW Podcast S2 Ep. 9: Can Catholics Use NFP?
By Grace Emily Stark • April 14, 2023It’s no secret that fertility awareness methods (FAMs) can be a controversial subject. For non-Catholics, using FAMs for… -
NW Podcast S2 Ep. 8: Making Space for Women’s Bodies
By Grace Emily Stark • March 31, 2023“Does the world we build welcome mothers, or does it treat them as a problem to be solved?”… -
NW Podcast Ep. 5: The exciting history of fertility awareness methods (FAM), and why modern FAMs are NOT your great-grandmother’s rhythm method
By Grace Emily Stark • September 19, 2021Fertility Awareness Methods have come a long way from your great grandma’s rhythm method. As Grace puts it,…