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	USCCB - Natural Family Planning Home Page
		NFP is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies.
		Couples using NFP to avoid pregnancy abstain from intercourse and genital contact during the fertile phase of the woman's cycle.
		NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child.
	www.usccb.org /prolife/issues/nfp (194 words)

	Natural family planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a set of Catholic-sanctioned methods of family planning, which help women to achieve or avoid pregnancy by identifying times of infertility and potential fertility.
		NFP excludes the use of artificial birth control methods and orgasmic acts outside of marital intercourse, promoting abstinence during high fertility times for couples trying to avoid pregnancy.
		Fertility awareness forms of NFP (which require daily charting of fertility signs) can result in couples communicating more about their bodies and sexuality; this is said to improve communication skills throughout the entire marriage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Natural_family_planning (1377 words)

	Contraceptive Methods: Natural Family Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural family planning, also called periodic abstinence, requires users to practice abstinence during the fertile period of a woman's menstrual cycle.
		Natural family planning can be very effective when clients are properly trained and counseled and when they are motivated to avoid unprotected intercourse for a week or more each month.
		The Two-Day Method of natural family planning is based on the identification of the fertile days by monitoring the presence or absence of cervical secretions during the menstrual cycle.
	www.rho.org /html/cont-nfp.htm (521 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		Natural Family Planning (NFP) refers to natural methods used for avoiding or achieving pregnancy which are based on a couple’s awareness of the woman’s naturally occurring times of fertility and infertility.
		NFP is not the same as "calendar rhythm," which was based on a numerical estimate of when ovulation would occur.
		During the sessions of NFP instruction, the couple learns the basic functions of the reproductive aspect of their sexuality, which prepares them to have a better understanding of the scientific principles of the natural methods.
	www.familyministries.org /nfp.htm (658 words)

	Natural Family Planning (NFP) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies.
		NFP is unique among methods of family planning because it enables its users to work with the body rather than against it.
		In NFP both spouses are taught to understand the nature of fertility and work with it, either to plan a pregnancy or to avoid a pregnancy.
	www.sthyacinthchurch.org /naturalfamilyplanning.htm (513 words)

	Natural Family Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural Family Planning is sound, scientific, and based on the biological reality that a woman is infertile during the major part of the reproductive phase of her life.
		Natural Family Planning is accepted by the Church because it respects the God given gifts of fertility, family and life.
		NFP encourages couples to communicate and share responsibility for their family planning decisions and often strengthens the marriage commitment.
	www.sjvmentor.org /nfp.html (880 words)

	Sex, Naturally (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		NFP is the foundation for an approach to infertility that is based on restoring the natural, God-given processes of human reproduction to their healthy functioning.
		The "natural procreative" approach to infertility, which can even incorporate sophisticated medical and surgical techniques as long as they are used to restore the normal physiology of fertility, is based on a respect for the processes of human procreation and for human life at its earliest stages.
		It is possible for a couple to use NFP in an inappropriate way to selfishly limit their family, but, in my opinion, this is much less likely to happen with NFP than it is with the use of artificial methods of contraception.
	www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft9911/articles/stanford.html (4086 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		Ironically, while many doctors prescribe artificial means to prevent a pregnancy, they prescribe the techniques of Natural Family Planning to help a couple who is having trouble conceiving a child identify the period of ovulation and thereby know when the possibility of conception is the greatest.
		Natural Family Planning is also safe, and the burden is shared by both husband and wife.
		Pope John Paul II addressed the anthropological and moral differences between contraception and Natural Family Planning in Familiaris Consortio: "The choice of the natural rhythms involves accepting the cycle of the person, that is the woman, and thereby accepting dialogue, reciprocal respect, shared responsibility and self-control.
	www.catholiceducation.org /articles/religion/re0661.html (1486 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		Natural Family Planning is a method for understanding the female reproductive cycle well enough to plan the optimum timing for trying to conceive or avoiding pregnancy.
		Natural Family Planning utilizes the methods of taking and charting the basal body temperature, and noting changes in cervical fluid during the month in order to accurately determine ovulation, and the best possible timing for achieving or avoiding pregnancy.
		Natural Family Planning can help cue a woman in to whether her cycle is normal and healthy.
	www.infantbabymaternity.com /maternity_pregnancy/naturalfamilyplanning.htm (515 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		Natural Family Planning is a marvellous resource God has built into our bodies.
		Couples who use NFP testify how it has enhanced their love for one another and has helped them base their lives on what really matters.
		Touching personal stories of 20 couples who chose sterilization as a solution for family difficulties and then were given the grace to choose healing and wholeness in a radical way.
	canada.omsoul.com /contents/en-us/d2.html (857 words)

	Domestic-Church.Com: Health: Natural Family Planning
		NFP is the nemesis of large pharmaceutical companies that have made huge profits by enslaving women with their gadgets and chemicals.
		Natural Family Planning is based on biological facts and has become a highly effective, respected method in pro-life medical communities.
		Another case for NFP is that it involves the active participation of both spouses rather than having just one partner shouldering the burden of their combined fertility.
	www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19971201/HEALTH/NFP.HTM (2189 words)

	Natural Family Planning Perspectives for Catholics
		Natural Family Planning (NFP) teaches a woman to recognize and record these signs so that spouses can identify the days in each cycle when conception can occur and plan the timing of their marital relations according to their desire either to avoid or achieve pregnancy.
		NFP is not effortless, it does require some dedication and self-denial to avoid pregnancy and there is a strong tendency for couples whose reasons for avoiding pregnancy are less serious to be less careful about keeping a chart or to ‘bend’ the rules every now and then and often they conceive as a result.
		He reveals this plan to us in bits and pieces as it is time for us to act to cooperate with it, but usually He doesn't let us know years in advance exactly how many children He has in mind for us, nor how they will be spaced.
	www.catholicmom.com /nfp.htm (969 words)

	Questions About Natural Family Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The vast majority of NFP users are regulating the birth of children, and end up having several children at the times they select.
		Since NFP cannot absolutely prevent pregancy, we say, "Lord, we don't believe this is the time for a(nother) child, but your will be done." Being Catholic, we are supposed to be open to the possibility that the Lord will override our decision for the best reason.
		The natural methods of farming, using crop rotation, trees as windbreaks, and non-toxic pest control are ecologically sound, and allow the land to continue producing for hundreds or thousands of years.
	www.whitestonejournal.com /nfp1.html (1490 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		Couples using NFP to avoid pregnancy abstain from intercourse during the fertile phase of the woman's cycle.
		Because it allows couples to adjust their behavior to the naturally occurring cycles of a woman's body, NFP is not a contraceptive--i.e., it does nothing to work against conception.
		Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for modern, healthy, scientifically accurate, and reliable methods of family planning which have been in use for only some 25 years.
	civic.bev.net /StMarys/nfp/about.htm (1401 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		NFP promotes openness to the transmission of human life and recognizes the value of children.
		Because NFP respects the two-fold nature of sexual intercourse, it can enrich the bond between husband and wife.
		For these reasons it is an acceptable form of family planning for people of various religious and philosophical beliefs.
	www.stveronicassf.com /nfp.html (626 words)

	NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural family planning is a way for a couple to prevent pregnancy without using drugs, chemicals, or devices.
		The DISADVANTAGES to natural family planning are that it:
		Natural family planning requires very careful record keeping, a lot of planning, and commitment.
	www.metrohealth.org /HI/indexes/FAMI4535.htm (726 words)

	Immaculate Heart of Mary Church -Cincinnati OH USA
		NFP then became instrumental in the planning of our family, as we used it to time the growth of our family with other significant life events.
		Yes, we have added a fifth child to our family since beginning our practice of Natural Family Planning, but she did not come “accidentally” nor “by surprise.” We knew what we were doing when we were doing it, and we were fully aware of the consequences and gladly accepted them.
		But by using NFP we have developed the ability to communicate about our circumstances and decide together through prayer whether a new life is an option for our family this month, or if we have a serious enough reason to avoid a pregnancy.
	www.ihom.org /naturalfamilyplanning.htm (8579 words)

	Fertility Awareness - Institute for Reproductive Health
		Natural Family Planning (NFP) refers to a variety of methods used to plan or prevent pregnancy, based on identifying the woman's fertile days.
		Of married women worldwide using some form of family planning, approximately 8% claim to use a form of periodic abstinence.
		Couples who use natural methods correctly to prevent pregnancy have only a 1% to 9% chance of becoming pregnant during one year of use, depending on which method they use.
	www.irh.org /nfp.htm (996 words)

	Natural Family Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural family planning is a term used for methods of birth control that do not involve the use of any drugs or devices.
		Natural family planning requires strong commitment, cooperation, and motivation from both partners.
		The most reliable method of natural family planning is the symptothermal method (also called the mucothermal method).
	scc.uchicago.edu /naturalfamilyplanning.htm (986 words)

	Natural Family Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural Family Planning is a marvellous resource God has built into our bodies.
		Couples who use NFP testify how it has enhanced their love for one another and has helped them base their lives on what really matters.
		Touching personal stories of 20 couples who chose sterilization as a solution for family difficulties and then were given the grace to choose healing and wholeness in a radical way.
	www.canada.omsoul.com /contents/en-us/d2.html (817 words)

	NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
		NFP is free (once you buy your thermometer and charts), and it's about 99 percent effective, the same as the Pill.
		NFP is like going on a honeymoon every month, which is why even non-Catholics use it and don't understand why more couples aren't in on it.
		NFP also gives the peace of mind that comes from living in accord with the will of God.
	www.catholic.net /RCC/Periodicals/Issues/NFP2.html (873 words)

	A PRIMER ON NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
		Limiters intend to limit family size; spacers generally want kids "soon" and are apt to use more liberal rules and take chances, and will eventually use NFP to increase their fertility.
		Members and students of NFP providers are encouraged to report method and user pregnancies in order to further refine the rules and teaching styles, and their experience confirms the high effectiveness shown in the studies.
		Since men are normally always fertile, NFP methods depend on finding out when the woman is fertile or possibly fertile, and having intercourse only on days when she is known to be infertile.
	www.geocities.com /heartland/meadows/2879/primer.html (5153 words)

	Natural Family Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Natural Family Planning is a term used for identifying some methods of achieving or avoiding pregnancies.
		Natural family planning helps couples to enrich the bond between husband and wife.
		The modern methods of natural family planning are based chiefly on present fertility signs of the current cycle and is also effective during irregular cycles.
	www.htdiocese.org /htfamilyminivhpl/html/natural_family_planning.html (313 words)

	The Natural Family Site: Introduction
		Natural family planning uses no drugs, has no side effects, is totally natural, is absolutely free and is amazingly effective.
		No one makes money from natural family planning, and there is nothing to buy, so you never hear a word about it unless you are lucky.
		I hope that The Natural Family Site helps you to discover a whole new world of natural practices that really are better, both for you and your children.
	bygpub.com /natural (945 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		When I think of Natural Family Planning, I think of all the people I know who’ve become pregnant while using the NFP method for birth control.
		When I recently mentioned to my sister that I was entertaining the notion of NFP as an alternative to chemical birth control (and its side...
		Her book has since been updated and is available at bookstores and online, but no matter which version you read, her story is an interesting and instructive NFP success...
	www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/natural_family_planning (463 words)

	Natural Family Planning FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		NFP can be used at any stage of a woman’s reproductive life and can be used by women with irregular cycles, women who are breast feeding, and women in pre-menopausal years.
		The beauty of NFP is that it cooperates with the natural reproductive process.
		NFP is morally acceptable in all major religions, including the Catholic Church.
	www.hartfordflo.org /NFP/default.aspx (627 words)

	Natural Family Planning
		The World Health Organization (1988) defines Natural Family Planning (NFP) as "Methods for planning and preventing pregnancies by observation of naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of the menstrual cycle, with the avoidance of intercourse during the fertile phase if pregnancy is to be avoided."
		NFP methods are based upon "fertility awareness" which is the basic information about male and female reproduction that helps people understand how and when a woman can become pregnant.
		The Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) is a method of family planning (FP) that is based upon the natural postpartum infertility that occurs when a woman is amenorrheic and fully breastfeeding her infant (see section on LAM for definitions and criteria for using LAM).
	www.reproline.jhu.edu /english/6read/6multi/tgwg/Tgnf__e.htm (436 words)

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