The Standard Days Method (TM), a new natural method of family planning, is more than 95% effective at preventing pregnancy, according to an international study conducted by Georgetown University ...

Washington, D.C. – A three-year award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Population Affairs to Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health will enable ...

POTTSVILLE – A special information session on natural family planning methods and fertility awareness will be offered at Black Rock Brewing Co. The event, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. April 30, will be ...

A growing coalition of conservatives are speaking out against hormonal birth control, while promoting a more “natural” alternative. A growing coalition of conservatives are speaking out against ...

Pope Francis has praised the Billings method of natural family planning as “a valuable tool” for married couples that also provides needed education about the meaning of the conjugal act. “In the ...

In an era when artificial contraception often dominates public discussions on family planning, the Catholic Church continues to champion natural family planning (NFP). Far from merely another birth ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A "natural family planning method" in which women use a set of beads to keep track of their fertile days is effective and widely acceptable to women and their partners, ...

Joe Miller of South Bend, Ind., holds his two sons June 13, 2021. Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is July 25 – 31, 2021. (Credit: CNS photo/Jennifer Miller ...

Fertility awareness-based methods can be very helpful in detecting underlying issues like endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome, enabling women to seek treatment rather than merely masking ...

Modern contraception allows men and women to have a child by choice, not by chance. But what family planning options are available? And how effective are they? Kirtly Parker Jones, MD, discusses the ...

As contraceptives have gained wider acceptance, so has the idea that sex is a mere recreational activity. (iStock/areeya_ann) The practices of chastity and natural family planning are antidotes to ...