FFP 194 | How Effective Are Fertility Awareness Based Methods…Really? | Dr. Marguerite Duane, MD

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Dr. Duane, a board-certified family physician, is co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS – the Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science, an organization dedicated to educating healthcare professionals and students about the scientifically valid natural or fertility awareness-based methods of family planning. She also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, where she directs an introductory course on natural methods of family planning.

In today’s episode, we talk about the effectiveness of Fertility Awareness-Based Methods and dispel some of the most common myths about using this method as your primary method of birth control.

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• Why medical professionals are typically not educated about fertility awareness based methods
• What are the biggest obstacles that prevent doctors from learning about and promoting fertility awareness based methods?
• Do fertility awareness based methods have a religious background?
• The Catholic connection to fertility awareness-based methods
• What is the difference between Natural Family Planning (NFP) and Fertility Awareness (FAM)?
• How are some of the religious-based teaching organizations different from secular organizations that teach fertility awareness?
• Are fertility awareness-based methods too “difficult” for women to learn?
• Utilizing your menstrual cycle as a vital sign
• The difference between pill bleeds and a real menstrual period
• Why giving teenage girls hormonal contraceptives at a young age is problematic
• The side effects associated with hormonal contraceptives
• Recognizing the menstrual cycle as a normal and healthy part of being a woman
• The challenge in educating established medical professionals
• The importance of sharing the science about fertility awareness based methods

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

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