by APFLI | Oct 1, 2015 | Abortion - Archive, Contraception - Adverse Effects: Cancer / Stroke / Abortion, Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning, Possible Adverse Effects
“An ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of Cure.” This past May, Karen Malec succumbed to her last bout with cancer. She had survived colon cancer as a young mother but a particularly virulent form of ovarian cancer took her life despite a valiant...
by APFLI | Jul 1, 2015 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
NFP Strengthened Our Marriage “Contraception had been distorting their view of each other.” Matt and Shannon met in college and quickly became serious. A non-practicing Catholic, Matt left the responsibility of managing their fertility to Shannon and the...
by APFLI | Sep 10, 2011 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Fertility Software the New Face of Natural Family Planning The developer of new fertility management software says it is becoming the “new face” for natural family planning. It can assist couples in conceiving or in avoiding pregnancy…...
by APFLI | Jan 30, 2011 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Landmark Study Demonstrates Natural IVF Alternative Effective in Helping Infertile Couples Conceive (2008) Researchers from the International Institute of Restorative Reproductive Medicine have published a study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine...
by APFLI | Aug 29, 2008 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
In an excusive LifeSiteNews.com interview, Mercedes Wilson, founder and President of the Natural Family Planning organization, Family for the Americas, explained the negative effects contraception has on a woman's body and on a couple's marriage. She...
by APFLI | Aug 28, 2008 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
[NOTE: Religiously oriented articles rarely appear on this website. However, the editor felt this particular article to be noteworthy.] After decades of division over issues surrounding fertility and the moral issues inherent to procreation, many protestants are now...
by APFLI | Jun 28, 2008 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Interview with World's Leading Proponent of Natural Family Planning on the Dangers of Contraception In an excusive interview, Mercedes Wilson, founder and President of the Natural Family Planning organization, Family for the Americas, explained the negative...
by APFLI | Mar 26, 2008 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Amanda Zamani of Asheville, N.C., never really liked hormonal birth control and its effects on her body. She had a hard time remembering to take a birth-control pill at the same time every day, and she felt that the hormones exacerbated her emotional ups and downs....
by APFLI | Feb 10, 2007 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Compared to Chemical Birth Control, here is a fair description of the natural family planning Sympto-Thermal Method (STM): Effectiveness. **Effectiveness depends upon how correctly the STM is used: Of 100 couples using the STM correctly for one year, one or less will...
by APFLI | Jul 30, 2006 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
NaProTECHNOLOGY is the name of a dynamic, universal women’s health science developed by Dr. Thomas W. Hilgers and his colleagues [PPVI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska]. Evolving over three decades of clinical research, Natural...
by APFLI | Aug 2, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
400 hundred medical professionals, all of whom refuse to prescribe birth control to teens, gathered at the twenty-third annual American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals conference, July 21-24, in Omaha, NE. The health experts ranged from medical doctors...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
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there is both interest in and misinformation about NFP today. We find people around the world dedicated to its promotion and development. The purpose of this article is to review the...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
(Unofficial results) 1-4 March 2001 By Mercedes Arzú Wilson Introduction Everyone would agree that divorce is the greatest tragedy that can befall a family. Wouldn’t it be providential if the practice of natural family planning proves to be the authentic means...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Effectiveness / Studies "There is no doubt about it: some physicians are well informed about Natural Family Planning and they strongly encourage its use. Some are so convinced about the medical and moral hazards of unnatural forms of birth control that Natural...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
There are two basic forms of Natural Family Planning (NFP). The oldest form of NFP is ecological breastfeeding. It is still widely practiced in certain parts of the world, and it is making a comeback in the United States. The key factor of ecological breastfeeding is...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Medically Safe Because NFP is 100% natural, there are no health risks. No potentially harmful drugs or devices. On the other hand, the Pill sometimes causes blood clots which can result in strokes, visual impairment, or death. According to Planned Parenthood figures,...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Most adult women in the world know that they can become pregnant for only a few days each month, generally about midcycle for women who are regular in their cycle. NFP is a body of knowledge based on naturally occurring signs and symptoms, that teaches women how to...