Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning gives couples a natural approach to understanding the cycles of fertility and infertility. This method respects the love-giving and life-giving purposes of marriage and enriches the bond between husband and wife.
Find out the truth for yourself.
“The contraceptive culture treats fertility like a disease. However, God’s design is that men are fertile 24/7 and that women have monthly fertile windows, and his design is perfect. Human fertility does not need to be controlled or ‘fixed;’ it’s a gift that needs to be used responsibly.”
There has to be a better way of looking at human sexuality and planning families.
Abandoning Christian morality hasn’t made the world a better place and it never will.
There has to be a better way of looking at human sexuality and planning families.
Christine H.
The Catholic Church has resources to equip you for your vocation. And it doesn’t end at the wedding.
This is not the rhythm method. If you need to plan pregnancy, these methods are extremely effective.
Hormonal contraception isn’t good for women, but learning how the body works is.
Using contraception closes us off to the grace of the sacrament of marriage.
The teaching of the Church and fertility awareness offer women and men a new, hope-filled perspective.
It is easier to exploit one another sexually when using artificial contraception.
Whether from years of using hormonal contraception or from some other reason, women may have difficulty conceiving.
Either step one or step two will fulfill diocesan marriage formation requirements.
Choose and learn the fertility awareness method of your choice.
Option 1: NFP Life: An Online, On-Demand Catholic Course you can watch at your own pace with tools to help you continue learning. This is a great option for couples in marriage formation.
Option 2: NFP Basics: An Online, On Demand Course that is great for couples who need the convenience of going through the intro class online, but also want to connect with a live NFP Coach and more personalized help on how to continue with a specific NFP method.
Option 3: Vitae Fertility Education: Live online class that takes place the 3rd Tuesday of every month. This is a great option for fulfilling marriage formation requirements.
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AprendePFNenLinea.com: Una serie de tres vídeos con ejercicios y material para descargar sobre el Método de la Ovulación Billings, método de Planificación Familiar Natural (PFN).
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“One of the great things about NFP is that there’s a method for everyone! Because different families have different needs, some couples may find that one method is easier for them to understand than another.”
Whether you are a teenager, single adult, married, or perimenopausal, fertility awareness provides physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits to women. It enables women to gather invaluable information to diagnose hormonal, reproductive, or other health problems while helping them understand how their fluctuating hormones affect them on a day-to-day basis. Fertility awareness helps women love their bodies and cooperate with the extraordinary design of the female body.
Both women and men, when they follow the law of God, become free to love and be loved.
Observation shows us that the good of the family is dependent on the strength of a marriage. The good of society is dependent on the strength of the family. Saying yes to chastity within marriage is not always easy, but, like any other gift from God, the good that comes from it has profound immediate and eternal consequences for every single person on the face of the earth and for future generations.
NFP/FABM allows husbands and wives to plan their families without compromising the nature of the marital act. “Natural family planning is in no way contraceptive. The choice to abstain from a fertile act of intercourse is completely different from the willful choice to sterilize a fertile act of intercourse. NFP simply accepts from God’s hand the natural cycle of infertility that He has built into the nature of woman.” -Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
More information and resources about Natural Family Planning (NFP) and Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs)
Sign up to be alerted for any Live Sessions for NFP/Fertility Awareness in the Diocese of Tyler.
Springs in the Desert is a resource for couples who are faced with the challenge of infertility.
All of the online classes offered on this page have opportunities for online consultations.
Coming soon to the Diocese of Tyler. Find an individual or a couple at a parish who will help you find the resources you need.
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Variety of medical professionals available for in-person or telemedicine consultations.
Fertility Care Medical Consultant, Bilingual Diagnostic Clinic of Longview Phone: 903-232-8100
Website: www.dcol.net/provider/chavez-sarah-m-d/
Phone: 502.550.6462
Email: camijo.ticeharouff@mycatholicdoctor.com