Why did I start using fertility awareness? Well, a few reasons, really, and I am going to spend a couple posts talking about something I’d like to dub “The Lifestyles of the FAU (aka Fertility Awareness User).” It’s sort of tongue in cheek, because anyone could certainly be a FAU, but the reality is most… Read More
The anatomy of a fertility awareness chart
Have you ever seen a fertility awareness chart only to wonder what the hell exactly was going on? When you are first looking at a chart for the sympto-thermal method it can seem kind of overwhelming. What are all those symbols? What do these descriptions mean? Do you have to do all of this every… Read More
Why deciphering cervical fluid isn’t as difficult as you think (and tips on how to do it).
Disclaimer: This post is not meant to substitute for a class or through book on the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness, only to present ideas for those who may be struggling. It’s always best to work with a teacher to learn the method fully before using it as a birth control method When you… Read More
Book Review: Fertility Cycles and Nutrition
As I’ve mentioned before, I used to be (and still am in a lot of respects) a nutrition geek. I got my degree in nutrition and spent a lot of time doing different “diets” (of course I never considered it a diet, it was a lifestyle change, you know). I have some different new… Read More
How to make the most of a failed experiment
As a fertility awareness educator, I have a pretty keen idea of what the most difficult parts of fertility awareness are for most women (hint: cervical fluid). Like any good teacher, I have a repertoire of questions and explanations to help you understand your cervical fluid better. Lucky for me, I’ve had really good success… Read More
Your help is needed – Let’s get research on menstrual products
A lot of research into women’s health issues are so politically charged and end up being overly controversial with a massive split between party lines. That’s why I do a little happy dance when we have an easy way to further women’s health that has absolutely NO impact on political opinion. You use menstrual products… Read More
Why can’t we question the pill? An interview with Holly Grigg-Spall
Questioning the safety and, currently extensive, use of hormonal contraceptives (especially the pill) is not well accepted. I think that I only truly grasped that fact after seeing the backlash from Sweetening the Pill: or how we got hooked on hormonal birth control by Holly Grigg-Spall. I followed her facebook page before the book was… Read More
What’s your experience at the gynecologist?
The first time I went to the gynecologist to broach the subject of birth control I was actually kind of surprised that they weren’t super supportive of what I wanted. I went in well researched (I even knew what fertility awareness was at that time, though I was not planning on using it by itself… Read More
Why you need to trust your body to use fertility awareness
I have a pretty damn regular cycle. It’s been within a 4 day range of changing over the last couple of years, in fact. Not only that, but I have never ovulated before day 13. So, color me surprised that right now I am possibly on my 3rd day past ovulation and I’m on my… Read More
“That’s not how the menstrual cycle works” and other observations
I read a lot online. And I can’t help myself but to ready pretty much everything fertility awareness is mentioned in (I get alerts in my inbox). Did it actually represent modern (and effective) methods of fertility awareness? Did they correctly identify the components to practicing it properly? Are they talking about anything other than… Read More
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