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Marquette University

2018

Fertility awareness

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The State Of The Science Of Natural Family Planning Fifty Years After Humane Vitae: A Report From Nfp Scientists’ Meeting Held At The Us Conference Of Catholic Bishops, April 4, 2018, Michael D. Manhart, Richard Fehring Nov 2018

The State Of The Science Of Natural Family Planning Fifty Years After Humane Vitae: A Report From Nfp Scientists’ Meeting Held At The Us Conference Of Catholic Bishops, April 4, 2018, Michael D. Manhart, Richard Fehring

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

A one-day meeting of physicians, professional nurses, and scientists actively involved in Natural Family Planning (NFP) research was held to review the state of the science of NFP and consider future priorities. The meeting had four objectives: (i) determine the gaps in research evidence for secure methods of NFP among women of all reproductive categories, (ii) determine the gaps in the research and development of new technology for providing NFP services, (iii) determine the gaps in the research that determine the benefits and challenges with use of NFP among married couples, and (iv) provide prioritized ideas for future research needs …


Achieving Pregnancy Using Primary Care Interventions To Identify The Fertile Window, Thomas Bouchard, Richard Fehring, Mary Schneider Jan 2018

Achieving Pregnancy Using Primary Care Interventions To Identify The Fertile Window, Thomas Bouchard, Richard Fehring, Mary Schneider

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of achieving pregnancy with focused intercourse in the fertile window identified using natural fertility indicators. Methods: 24-cycle prospective effectiveness study. Setting: A North American web-based fertility monitoring service. Participants: 256 North American women aged 20–43 (mean age 29.2 years) seeking to achieve pregnancy. Intervention: Participants identified their fertile window with either electronic hormonal fertility monitoring or cervical mucus monitoring, or both, and recorded their observations on an online fertility tracking system. Main outcome measures: Pregnancies were validated by nurses with an online self-assessed pregnancy evaluation form. Survival analysis was used to determine pregnancy rates. Results: …