Resources

Methods of Natural Family Planning

There are 3 main methods of Natural Family Planning:

1. FertilityCare, Creighton Model System: Uses observations of cervical mucus.Developed by Dr.Hilgers. This method can also be used in combination with NaProtechnology to treat and diagnose infertility and other gynaecological issues. For more information visit: www.fertilitycare.com.au 
2. Sympto-thermal method: Uses observations of cervical mucus and temperature changes. For more information visit: www.acnfp.com.au
3. Billings Ovulation Method: Uses observations of cervical mucus. Developed by Drs John and Evelyn Billings. For more information visit: www.thebillingsovulationmethod.org  

Did you know the World Health Organisation listed the oral contraceptive Pill as a carcinogen in 2005? As stated in the IARC’s review, the use of combined oral contraceptives increases the risk of cervical, breast and liver cancer.

Resources

• Download brochure “It’s your Body, it’s your Choice” explaining Natural Fertility Services offered in the Diocese of Broken Bay (PDF 3.4MB)
• Download FertilityCare posters (PDF 3.1MB)
• Download the brochure "Contraception & Natural Fertility Methods"(PDF 1.6MB)
• Humanae Vitae Catholic teaching on human life. 
• IVF, Is There a Choice? by Katie Fullilove (BBN August 2014)
• Treating Infertility: IVF or Natural Fertility? Interview with Professor Nicholas Tonti-Filippini.
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome article This research study demonstrates the success rates of women achieving pregnancy after an ovarian wedge resection surgery versus IVF which does not resolve the woman’s fertility problem of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. If you or anyone you know has PCOS consider seeing a FertilityCare Practitioner www.fertilitycare.com.au for holistic treatment of your PCOS.
• Oral Contraceptives increase the risk for breast cancer “A meta-analysis published in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicts oral contraceptives as putting premenopausal women at significantly increased risk for breast cancer, especially women who use them prior to having a child.” 
• The effects of coital lubricants on sperm motility in vitro Did you know that some lubricants can affect the motility of sperm? A point to consider when trying to conceive.  
• The role of steroid contraceptive hormones in the pathogenesis of invasive cervical cancer A review The WHO Collaborative Study of Neoplasia and Steroid Contraceptives showed a relative risk of 1.2 for invasive cancer in users of the long-acting progestational contraceptive, depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate. However, in users of more than 5 years duration, an estimate of 2.4 was reported.