Family Life

natural family planning

Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for various methods of charting a woman's natural signs of fertility in order that the married couple may achieve or postpone pregnancy. NFP methods are inexpensive and can become a normal part of a couple's daily routine and assist the woman in general health awareness.  NFP works with a couple's fertility, not against it.  Engaged or married couples interested in learning NFP are encouraged to enroll in a certified course of study offered through the programs listed below.

Catholic Diocese of Arlington

METHODS

THE MARQUETTE MODEL brings 21st century technology to NFP by using the ClearBlue Easy Fertility Monitor.

COUPLE TO COUPLE LEAGUE  teaches the Sympto-Thermal Method. 

CREIGHTON MODEL FERTILITYCARE™

  • To find certified Creighton Model teachers in Virginia visit:  www.fertilitycare.org/virginia.
  • NoVa residents may also contact Becky Jordano at becky.lykins@gmail.com, (202) 557-1437.

Infertility resources

Pope Paul VI Institute
Internationally recognized for its outstanding achievements in the field of natural fertility regulation & reproductive medicine, which includes Napro Technology

Reproductive Technology
Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility from the US Catholic Bishops

Donum Vitae
Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation

 

Resources:

Medicine that Makes You Sick

by Robert F. Conkling, MD

NFP & the Couple's Relationship

by Dr. Mary Shivanandan

NFP: Myths and Reality

by the USCCB Program for NFP

Is NFP Good for Your Marriage?

by Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life & Youth

Myths & More Myths

by Theresa Notare

NFP Charting Helps Detect Health Problems

by Juliette Glasow

"In 1968 Something Terrible Happened to the Church"-
Cardinal James Francis Stafford reflects on how dissenters on Humane Vitae tore the Church apart- and how the rift has left scars to this day.