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
- Pregnancy health
- Postpartum
- Breastfeeding
- Premenopause and menopause
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How recognizing our shared fertility can strengthen marriages
By Melayna Alicea • December 13, 2023With FAMs, couples are more likely to honor one another, not use one another. -
Irregular menstrual cycles in teen girls can predict future metabolic syndrome
By Kristen Curran • September 30, 2023As far as irregular cycles go, having too few periods might sound like a best-case scenario for many… -
“Why doesn’t he care?”: Talking with friends to figure out men’s role in birth control decisions
By Alex Rico • August 31, 2023While reading health news as I sipped my morning coffee recently, I stumbled upon a study that found… -
Coming Off the Pill: Eden’s Story
By Cassondra Moriarty • June 21, 2023Coming Off the Pill: Eden’s Story is another installment of our series profiling real-life Natural Womanhood readers who… -
What men know about birth control, based on my conversations with “the boys”
By Alex Rico • June 15, 2023“Do you mean to tell me that women can only get pregnant a few days out of the… -
Is it safe to stop your period indefinitely?
By Anne Marie Williams, RN, BSN • May 12, 2023A 2021 Elle magazine article answered the rhetorical question “Do you need your period?” with a cheery and… -
How to become a fertility awareness method instructor
By Kristen Curran • April 14, 2023So, you’ve been charting your cycles for a while now, you’ve read every article here at Natural Womanhood,… -
Where is my period? The causes of primary amenorrhea
By Jasmine Adams • March 17, 2023Ah, periods. They might be frustrating and inconvenient when they arrive, but we certainly don’t like to see… -
Herbs for Hormone Balance
By Clare Sharp • March 17, 2023If you are visiting Natural Womanhood, quite possibly you are considering pursuing—if not already committed to— a more…