NFP Method? - Marriage Preparation and NFP | Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona

1. Do your menstrual cycles seem pretty regular or pretty irregular to you?

A) They may not be completely regular but I’m not looking to do anything drastic to fix them.

B) They are not at all regular and I’d do anything, including surgery, to fix them.

C) They come and go but I don’t pay much attention. Is there more that I need to know?

D) Now that I keep track on my iphone, I am seeing patterns for the first time!

2. Are your menstrual periods severely painful or do you have really bad PMS?

A) No, honestly neither is a problem for me at all.

B) I have a lot of pain. Or: My boyfriend says I could have PMS too, but I’m not sure.

C) Meh, I can deal with it.

D) Not as bad as they were in my teens!

3. Are you concerned about your ability to conceive a child?

A) I haven’t given it much thought.

B) Well, kind of. I’m getting older and I sometimes wonder if that will be a problem when we want to have a bambino.

C) I have to worry about that now?

D) I do a lot of online reading and research and know what to look for. Not worried yet.

4. Do you like lots of one on one personal attention from an instructor or do you prefer learning in an online format or in a classroom setting?

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A) In person classes with professional teachers and other couples.

B) I wish we could be carefully mentored through these classes in privacy.

C) One on one sounds fine, if it isn’t too long or intrusive.

D) I’m too busy to fit classes into my schedule. I’d rather study online with my fiancé.

5. Do you work night shifts or have varying waking times?

A) I usually wake at more or less the same time every day.

B) Just depends. I really don’t have a “normal” routine.

C) I work night shifts so have a different routine each day.

D) My wake-up time varies somewhat but usually just on weekends.

6. What makes you feel more comfortable?

A) I like the idea of checking several signs, so that I always have a backup.

B) I want just one or two signs to check but will do this religiously.

C) I’m comfortable focusing (more intently) on one sign.

D) Give me lots of data, please!

NFP Method?

Sympto-Thermal method (STM)

You’ll take your temperature each morning and observe your cervical mucus each day; you may optionally check your cervix as well. For more information, check out: SymptoPro Fertility Education or Couple-to-Couple League International

Billings Method (BOMA) or Family of the Americas (FAF)

A mucus only method. You’ll observe your cervical mucus signs each day. For more information, check out: Billings Method (BOMA) or Family of the Americas (FAF)

Creighton Model (CrMs)

Please note that all methods of NFP can be used to identify women’s health issues, but the Creighton Model (CrMs) tends to be the model people most often choose for gynecological diagnoses and infertility issues, because there are physicians trained in Natural Procreative Technology or NaProTechnology in our city and throughout the country.

NWFS Sympto-Pro offers online NFP classes!

Take these classes online in the privacy of your own home but with the assistance of a dedicated teacher to guide you through the learning phase to become autonomous as a user. Sympto-Pro Fertility Education also offers online NFP classes!