No longer “guess work,” SymptoPro™ Fertility Education (generically referred to as Natural Family Planning, or NFP) is an effective, scientifically based method of natural family planning that treats fertility as a normal, healthy process. SymptoPro™ is a Sympto-Thermal Method of Fertility Education (NFP) based on changes in a woman’s cervical mucus, waking or resting temperature, and cervix. These observable signs change in response to the hormones of the menstrual cycle. It only takes seconds a day for a woman to track her fertility; then the couple interprets the chart and makes a decision based on their family planning intention. SymptoPro™ works through periodic abstinence during the method-defined fertile time for couples who are avoiding a pregnancy. SymptoPro™ can be used effectively throughout a woman’s entire reproductive life. Regular cycles are NOT required. SymptoPro™ is NOT Calendar Rhythm.

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SymptoPro™ can be highly effective for couples who are avoiding or achieving a pregnancy. Couples who are taught well, understand the method, are clear about their family planning intention, and carefully follow all the rules for avoiding a pregnancy all the time will experience a 98 to 99.9 percent effectiveness rate. Couples who occasionally do not follow all the rules for avoiding a pregnancy will most likely experience a pregnancy rate similar to condoms and other barrier methods of family planning.

How do I learn?

Effective use of SymptoPro™ Fertility Education involves learning from a certified SymptoPro™ Provider. NWFS provides several ways for women and couples to learn Fertility Education. In Person: There are certified SymptoPro™ Providers in most states; please contact us for the name of someone close to you. Online: You can sign up through this link and begin taking a quality course in SymptoPro™ Fertility Education and receive personalized follow-up with a certified SymptoPro™ Provider. Correspondence: You can receive the core content via mail and receive the same personalized follow-up. This can be ordered through our catalog.

Who can use Fertility Education?

• Couples who want to share responsibility for family planning
• Couples who are avoiding a pregnancy
• Couples who are trying to achieve a pregnancy
• Women who want to understand their menstrual cycle
• Women during all phases of their reproductive life: typical, long, or short cycles, after childbirth and discontinuation of hormonal contraception, while breastfeeding, and during premenopause

Benefits:

• Low cost
• No harmful side effects
• Highly effective for avoiding or achieving a pregnancy
• Marriage enrichment and mutual understanding
• Morally acceptable by all religious faiths
• Self understanding
• Appreciation of fertility and children
• Fosters respect for and acceptance of the total person.

Materials

Why Fertility Matters?
Online Charting Brochure
NFP Brochure - Enhance the Romance
Family Planning Decision Brochure
Family Planning Decision Brochure (Spanish)
NFP Matters
Basics of NFP
Maintaining a Healthy Menstrual Cycle