Fertility Education Resources

My Favorite Fertility Education Resources

Finding well-researched information can become a bit of a rabbit trail. Discovering researched holistic, whole health-minded information is like hitting the gold mine! I've created a list of resources I would recommend. They offer a plethora of information from research articles, podcasts, to physician recommendations.

• Natural Womanhood empowers women to read and know their bodies! Highlights a variety of fertility awareness/ natural family planning methods. Provides articles about health, fertility, and more!

• FACTS ABOUT FERTILITY is a collective of healthcare professionals whose mission is to treat women with dignity as they walk through the reproductive continuum. This group of physicians aim to provide restorative reproductive medicine that discovers and treats the root cause. It also has a program for medical students to learn about fertility awareness methods.

• Read your Body is not ONLY an app, but a great resource that reviews different natural family planning methods.

• FABM Base provides women with a practical resource in determining which FABM/ Natural family planning method is best for their stage of life.

• FEMM explains the interplay of hormones, how to track them, and connects readers with a teacher and FEMM physician. Research is currently conducted with the Reproductive Health Research Institute, spearheaded by Dr. Emil Steinberger, who is often coined "The Father of Estrogen," and was the first to document the course of estrogen in a woman's cycle.

  

What is FABM, FAM, NFP, FE? The acronyms explained.

You may find these acronyms are used interchangeably. They're rooted in the term NFP, or natural family planning, which was the phrase used for decades among a small circle of women. As natural approaches to reproductive health gain interest among women across all walks of life, additional synonymous terms have been coined.

FABM - fertility awareness-based method

NFP- natural family planning

FAM- fertility awareness method

FE- fertility education

These phrases are all focused on understanding the signs of hormones, which reflect the state of fertility. In addition to tracking cycles, they are also used to manage health and hormones, for all stages of the reproductive continuum, from the onset of fertility through perimenopause. Their goal is always to avoid synthetic hormones or practices that damage a woman's reproductive health.