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Grant Application: Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet-Supported Natural Family Planning Methods, Richard J. Fehring Mar 2015

Grant Application: Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet-Supported Natural Family Planning Methods, Richard J. Fehring

Richard J Fehring

No abstract provided.


Marquette Method Of Natural Family Planning [Project Website], Richard Fehring Mar 2015

Marquette Method Of Natural Family Planning [Project Website], Richard Fehring

Richard J Fehring

No abstract provided.


Menstrual Cycle Data, Richard J. Fehring Mar 2015

Menstrual Cycle Data, Richard J. Fehring

Richard J Fehring

SUBCODE, CYCLENUMBER, STDYGROUP, PEAKYES, REPROCATE, LOC, MEANCYCLE, EDO, LLUTEAL, FSTHIGH, TOTHIGHprepeak+3, TOTHIGHpostpeak, TOTPEAK, TOTFERTILE, TOTFERTILEFORM, LMEN, MEANLMEN, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, TOTMEN, MEANINTESITY, COITALTOT, COITFERTILE, UNBLED, UNUSBLED, UNUSBLEDINT, Age, Age Male, Marital Status, Male's Marital Status, Number of years married, If engaged when planning to wed, Religion, Religion Male, Ethnicity, Ethnicity Male, Ethnicity, Number of years gone to school male, Male's career, Male's Income, Height in inches, Weight, Reporductive Categogory, Number of pregnancies, Number of living children, Number of miscarriages, Number of abortions, Taking any medication or vitamins?, Explain …


Comparison Of Abstinence And Coital Frequency Between Two Natural Methods Of Family Planning, Richard Fehring, Thomas Bouchard, Mary Schneider Mar 2015

Comparison Of Abstinence And Coital Frequency Between Two Natural Methods Of Family Planning, Richard Fehring, Thomas Bouchard, Mary Schneider

Richard J Fehring

Problem Statement: The length of periodic abstinence, due to overestimation of the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle is often a reason for dissatisfaction, discontinuation, and user error with natural family planning (NFP) methods. The objective of this research was to compare the length of required abstinence (i.e., estimated fertility) and coital frequency between two NFP methods. Study Design: Analysis of existing data from a 12 month prospective comparison study in which participants were randomized into either an electronic hormonal fertility monitor (EHFM) group or a cervical mucus monitoring (CMM) group, both of which included a fertility algorithm as a …


Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet –Supported Natural Family Planning Methods Study Data, Richard J. Fehring Mar 2015

Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet –Supported Natural Family Planning Methods Study Data, Richard J. Fehring

Richard J Fehring

ID, Group, Age, Age Male, Marital Status, Male's Marital Status, Number of years married, If engaged when planning to wed, Religion, Religion Male, Ethnicity, Ethnicity Male, Number of years gone to school, Number of years gone to school male, Male's career, Male's Income, Height in inches, Weight, Reporductive Categogory, Number of pregnancies, Number of living children, Number of miscarriages, Number of abortions, Taking any medication or vitamins?, Explain any medication or vitamins you are taking, Gynocological surgeries, Male's Number of living kids, Number of living boys, Number of living girls, Male taking any medication or vitamins, Male explain any medication …


Monitoring Method Satisfaction And Efficacy Data, Richard J. Fehring Mar 2015

Monitoring Method Satisfaction And Efficacy Data, Richard J. Fehring

Richard J Fehring

Data field variable labels: ID, Group, Age, Age Male, Marital Status, Male's Marital Status, Number of years married, If engaged when planning to wed, Religion, Religion Male, Ethnicity, Ethnicity Male, Number of years gone to school, Number of years gone to school male, Male's career, Male's Income, Height in inches, Weight, Reporductive Categogory, Number of pregnancies, Number of living children, Number of miscarriages, Number of abortions, Taking any medication or vitamins?, Explain any medication or vitamins you are taking, Gynocological surgeries, Gynocological surgeries, Male's Number of living kids, Number of living boys, Number of living girls, Male taking any medication …


Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet-Supported Natural Family Planning Methods (Final Efficacy Results), Richard J. Fehring Mar 2015

Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet-Supported Natural Family Planning Methods (Final Efficacy Results), Richard J. Fehring

Richard J Fehring

Both Internet provided NFP methods were effective with correct use but the electronic hormonal monitoring method was statistically better with a typical use of only 7 unintended pregnancies per 100 women over 12 months of use compared with 19 with the traditional cervical mucus monitoring method. Satisfaction of using the hormonal method increased over time but motivation decreased, i.e., they had a desire to achieve a pregnancy. A high discontinuation rate contributed to the limitation of the study. However, this Internet based method of providing NFP with professional support is efficient and effective for select motivated couples.


Executive Summary: Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet-Supported Methods Of Natural Family Planning, Richard J. Fehring, Mary Schneider Mar 2015

Executive Summary: Randomized Comparison Of Two Internet-Supported Methods Of Natural Family Planning, Richard J. Fehring, Mary Schneider

Richard J Fehring

Only 0.2% of US women use modern methods of natural family planning, i.e., the basal body temperature and the cervical mucus methods of natural family planning (NFP). The reason that such few women use NFP methods is because they are often ineffective, they are difficult to use, there is lack of access to properly trained NFP teachers, a lack of motivation to use a behavioral method, and health professionals are reluctant to prescribe NFP methods. One way to potentially increase the use of NFP methods is to provide easy access to an effective but simplified NFP method that uses a …