welcome!
We're so happy you are interested in exploring the amazing benefits that Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs) have to offer.
No matter where you are in your fertility journey, FABMs can help you take charge of your health by learning the simple signs of your body’s amazing, natural cycle.
If you're new to FABMs, you'll see that there are four methods offered, all with different benefits depending on your lifestyle and how much information you desire.
​Why Learn to Chart?
The answer depends on where you are on your fertility journey.
Young Women: Learn Your Body
By understanding their fertility signs, women can align with their cycles to feel more vibrant, creative, and confident, while making informed choices about their health and well-being.
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to learning your body, so classes are personalized to you. To achieve pregnancy, women learn the best times for intercourse; to postpone, they avoid those fertile days.
Postpartum and breastfeeding bring major changes, and it's key to recognize new fertility signs. Being proactive helps ease fear and frustration by knowing what to expect.
The first step is learning to recognize your body's natural fertility signs. In class, you’ll chart these signs and get guidance from a certified instructor—who can refer you to medical care if needed.
Peri-menopause?
Peri-menopause can be a very difficult and challenging time in a women’s reproductive life. Fertility Awareness can help the women to navigate confidently through the frustration and challenges.
modern methods
Modern Fertility Care supports a variety of natural Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs) through courses taught by our certified instructors.
A trained FEMM instructor teaches women, through 'in person' or online classes, how to monitor hormonal and other signs of healthy fertility in their monthly cycles. FEMM trained medical consultants use a woman’s cycle information, provided via the FEMM app to treat hormonal imbalances, infertility, PCOS, endometriosis and PMS. FEMM also offers a teen program on how to chart cycles and recognize potential health issues.
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An instructor trained in The Billings Ovulation Method® teaches women, through in person or online classes, how to recognize her body’s natural sign of fertility - cervical mucus, through sensation and observation. There are four simple rules that are applied within the woman’s cycle based on the intent to achieve or postpone pregnancy. The initial session instructs women how to chart and follow up sessions review charts and address individual concerns and goals.
In an introductory session, a Creighton FertilityCare instructor covers basic anatomy, research, effectiveness, charting and an introduction to NaPro Technology that can help women with a wide range of reproductive issues including PMS, PCOS, hormone dysfunction, infertility, repeated miscarriage and more. The remainder of the course is eight private follow up sessions that occur at specific intervals in the cycle and important for successful use of the system.
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The Marquette Model is a Hormonal Fertility Monitoring method, taught by a medical professional, that uses a combination of ovulation test strips and an electronic fertility monitor, such as the ClearBlue Easy Fertility Monitor, in addition to observing cervical mucus.
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certified instructors
Emily Lohr, PharmD
Marquette Method Instructor
FEMM-Medical Management Trained
"Instead of viewing the menstrual cycle as just something to "deal with," women can learn how to tune into their own bodies and view the menstrual cycle as a sign of health. I am inspired to share this foundational health information with others, and the most common phrase I hear is, "Why didn't anyone tell me this before?" Fertility awareness education is an essential component of comprehensive women’s healthcare."
Kirsten Lin, MD
Family Medicine, Marquette Medical Consultant
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FEMM- Medical Management trained
"Introducing women to charting their cycles on the FEMM app has been a game changer in my practice. I love empowering women with a new understanding of their bodies so they are able to make decisions in order to achieve their goals. Additionally, looking at their app charts, shows me what is going on with their cycles if they are having any issues."
Hannah Basinger
Certified FEMM Instructor
"Seeing women come alive through the discovery of their cycles has been a dream come true. I fully believe that women at all stages and ages of life will benefit from charting their cycles and identifying hormonal functions. I am particularly passionate about walking with women on this journey of discovering reproductive health as part of whole person health! Join me for a class to learn more about ovulation as your fifth vital sign of overall health!"
Susan Loughnane
Certified Fertility Care Practitioner
“My passion in working in the FertilityCare field comes from my own personal experience of having hormone dysfunction (severe PMS) and receiving the proper treatment through NaProTECHNOLOGY®. I was so inspired, that I went through the training program to become a Practitioner for the Creighton FertilityCare™ System and now help women/couples find solutions for their reproductive concerns. Teaching women/couples how to chart the woman’s menstrual cycle and seeing their knowledge turn into power when making decisions is an awesome experience. Finding a medical model of charting that could be used as a tool in my own health maintenance was revolutionary!”
Jess Mitrick
The Billings Ovulation Method® Instructor in practicum
"After being introduced to fertility awareness at the Joy Filled Marriage weekend with Renew the ‘I do’, I was excited to learn how to practice it in my marriage! I am now married with 2 beautiful children and feel called to teach women about their fertility."
Theresa Stujenske,
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Duquesne University.
Marquette Method® Certified Professional Instructor
download an app
An app can be a great tool to support you in your fertility journey. Here are two options we recommend.
