What is Fertility Awareness?

Fertility Awareness is when a woman becomes more in tuned with her body’s natural fertility signals. By observing daily waking temperature, cervical fluid and cervical changes women can chart their own ovulation patterns and will be able to understand whether she is fertile or not. Charting only takes about two to three minutes a day. This method can be used to prevent or conceive a pregnancy. Used to prevent pregnancy, the method is virtually as effective as The Pill, so long as the rules are followed.

One should not confuse Fertility Awareness with the Rhythm Method. Fertility Awareness method is used internationally, and may also be called Natural Family Planning, the Sympto-Thermal Method, The Ovulation Method, or The Billings Method.

The best way to learn Fertility Awareness is to take a class with a qualified teacher. Also, see Resources.

The information presented on this site is entirely educational and should not take the place of qualified medical advice and/or treatment. Each person is responsible for their own decisions and this website warns visitors that all actions are of their own risk.

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