Natural Family Planning (NFP)

The Archdiocese of New Orleans offers hope for women of all ages (single or married) & couples with many options to learn about their fertility & God’s design…options that allow them to work with their bodies to understand their fertility, pinpoint problems, avoid a pregnancy, or achieve a pregnancy without introducing something outside God’s design… Natural Family Planning (NFP).

Natural Family Planning — 4 Methods Taught in the Archdiocese...

1. Northwest Family Services — SymptoPro Fertility Education

The woman monitors her cervical mucus changes, her waking or resting temperature, & her cervix.  The couple then interprets the signs on a chart to identify their days of fertility or infertility.  This method helps a couple to either avoid or achieve a pregnancy.  
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Learning the Northwest Family Services — Sympto-Pro Method:
Each class series consists of 3 classes lasting two to three hours classes that meet over the course of two months with a personalized follow-up appointment for those who are charting one month after the class series ends. Currently there are teachers on the Northshore & Southshore, 1 of whom speaks Spanish.

To schedule classes call Office of Marriage & Family Life of the Archdiocese at 504-861-6243  
 

2. Creighton Model FertilityCare System

The woman or couple learns the very specific coding system & charting of biological markers related to the woman’s cervical mucus that identify when she is fertile or infertile.  These biological markers also identify abnormalities in a woman’s health.  
This method includes NaProTECHNOLOGY for when health abnormalities are identified in order to restore a woman’s health & fertility, working cooperatively with her cycle.  The method aids a woman in monitoring her health, & it aids a couple in either avoiding or achieving a pregnancy.   NaProTECHNOLOGY provides real solutions to real problems such as infertility, recurrent miscarriage, painful periods, and other reproductive health issues.
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Learning the Creighton Model FertilityCare System:
Classes consist of an introductory group session with 8 individualized follow ups for the woman or couple in the first year…5 in the first 3 months & 3 over the course of 9 months, with more available as needed on an individualized basis.  The Creighton Model System further offers those struggling with infertility or other issues such as irregular cycles the ability to see a local medical consultant.  These physicians have NFP only practices that are faithful to Church teaching.

To schedule classes & for NaProTECHNOLOGY medical consultant call:

On the Southshore
Woman’s New Life Clinic
4612 S. Claiborne Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
504.496.0214
Additional services include infertility treatment, NaProTECHNOLOGY medical consultations, well woman visits, adolescent gynecology
Medical consultant — Susan P. Caldwell, M.D.
                
On the Northshore
The St. Anne FertilityCare Center
Classes held at the Archdiocese of New Orleans' Northshore Catholic Center 
4465 Highway 190 East Service Road
Covington, LA 70433
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3. Couple to Couple League — The Sympto-Thermal Method

The couple cross checks daily 3 signs of fertility (cervical mucus, waking temperature, cervix changes).  These cross checked signs determine which phase of her cycle the woman is in.  The phase determines whether she is fertile or infertile.  Aids in both avoiding a pregnancy & achieving a pregnancy.
Visit the Couple to Couple League's website.
 

Learning the Couple to Couple League — Sympto-Thermal Method:
The 3 classes last approximately 2 hours & are spaced one month apart; also available in an online format.  Currently there are teachers on the Southshore only.

To schedule classes, visit their website.

4. Family of the Americas - Ovulation Method

The Ovulation Method is a method of natural family planning based on tracking the cervical secretion that appears regularly during a woman’s reproductive years and is a natural sign of fertility. The Family of the Americas model of the Ovulation Method includes a simple charting system that makes tracking the cycle accessible to any woman—with regular and irregular cycles—throughout all stages of her reproductive life, including breastfeeding and pre-menopausal. The method can also help couples achieve pregnancy.
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Learning the Family of the Americas method:
Instruction includes an introductory slide presentation and individual follow-up appointments until autonomy is attained. Materials include the instruction book, Love & Fertility by Mercedes Wilson, and the chart and accompanying stickers. 

To schedule classes email Hope Woman's Clinic.