{"id":1022,"date":"2018-06-30T21:17:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T21:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centreforlife.ca\/main\/?page_id=1022"},"modified":"2022-03-23T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:37:49","slug":"fertility-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centreforlife.ca\/main\/fertility-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertility Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=””]Fertility awareness methods allow women to determine fertile and infertile times during their monthly cycles so that they can use that information to achieve or avoid pregnancy and monitor their reproductive health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is Fertility Charting?<\/h2>\n

Fertility charting is the practice of keeping track of the natural signals of your monthly reproductive cycle. Two most commonly used signs of your fertility are:<\/p>\n

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  1. cervical mucus\/vaginal discharge and menstruation<\/li>\n
  2. basal body temperature (its absence or presence and what it\u2019s like), and your temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once taught to properly recognize and record these signs, a woman can confidently know if and when they are ovulating, as well as fertile and infertile times during her cycle.<\/p>\n

    There are various methods\/systems of fertility charting.[\/vc_cta][vc_cta h2=”Can it be used as Birth Control?”]It can! When correctly and accurately followed, fertility awareness based methods \u00a0help you to either avoid or achieve pregnancy effectively. Once you learn how to read your body\u2019s signs and get in the habit of charting, you will know exactly which few days you\u2019re fertile each month. When used properly, these methods are 95-99.6% effective, as effective as hormonal and barrier contraceptives. They are used all over the world. No chemicals, no hormones, no side-effects.<\/p>\n

    That said, some methods are more effective than others. Be sure to do your research and choose one that has been proven effective in research! The Billings Ovulation Method, is backed by decades of use and medical research including large multi-center clinical trials with hundreds of thousands of patients.<\/p>\n

    If interested in contacting\u00a0 a local trainer in learning more about the Billings Ovulation Method and connecting with a support group please contact the Centre for Life centreforlife@centreforlife.ca<\/a> for contact information.<\/p>\n

    Check out the links below for more information on fertility awareness methods.<\/p>\n

    More information and resources:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n