NFP is actually an umbrella term for many different methods of natural family planning. In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the following methods are taught:
Marquette University Institute for Natural Family Planning—The Marquette Model http://www.marquette.edu/nursing/NFP/
Information on NFP is available from the Marquette University Institute for Natural Family Planning. MU teaches the Marquette Model which looks at mucus, temperature and the new urinary hormonal monitoring device (the Clearplan Fertility Monitor) A small fee includes 2 presentations (one month apart), all materials necessary to get started with charting and unlimited chart checks within the first year of use. Call 414-288-3854, or write Marquette University College of Nursing, Institute for Natural Planning, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881. Email muinstnfp@marquette.edu. Materials are also available in Spanish. Contact Mary Schneider, RN, BSM, NFPP or Susana Crespo, RM, BSN, NFPP (Habla Espanol). For a listing of upcoming classes please click here.
Marquette University College of Nursing Institute for Natural Family Planning has recently launched a new online study which compares the effectiveness of two fertility monitoring methods, developed by Marquette's Institute for NFP. For more information please visit: http://nfpstudy.marquette.edu
Couple to Couple League—The Sympto-Thermal Method http://www.ccli.org/
CCl teaches the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning. In this system a couple uses cross-checking signs of fertility: cervical mucus, waking temperatures, and changes in the cervix itself. For additional information, see the Couple to Couple League International website: . The following couples are certified to teach NFP by the Couple to Couple League. Please contact them directly for information or a class schedule:
Tony and Mary Cieszynski
1719 W. Fairview Drive
Mequon, WI 53092 262-242-6396 marycieszynski@sbcglobal.net
Dr. Scott & Cynthia Stillwell
812 Linden Road
Kohler, WI 53044
920-457-0332
Creighton Model—Ovulation Method http://www.creightonmodel.com/
This is a mucus only method that uses a very specific coding system to differentiate between various types of mucus produced by the woman’s cervix when she is becoming fertile. The real learning happens at individualized private follow-up sessions provided by your professional FertilityCare Practitioners who will tailor the system to your specific needs. These one-hour sessions occur five times during the first three months of use and an additional three times over the remainder of the first year. For more information or an appointment for an introductory session call or write:
Brookfield/Waukesha:
Alison Hetue 262-894-7828 alison.hetue@gmail.com
Brookfield/Pewaukee:
Kathy Roxas BSM,. FCPI
262-271-8649
fertilitycarewi@sbcglobal.net
The Billings Ovulation Method http://www.boma-usa.org/
Natural methods of family planning are by definition those which take advantage of the biological fact that women are at most times infertile throughout the whole of the reproductive phase of their lives. The days of infertility when it is impossible for an act of intercourse to cause conception are more numerous than fertile days when conception is possible. Abstinence from genital contact during the days of possible fertility is required for the avoidance of pregnancy in all natural methods. They do not involve drug taking nor the use of any appliances, and acts of sexual intercourse are always normal.
Joe and Gina Loehr
920-929-0479
ginaloehr@yahoo.com
Northwest Family Services http://www.nwfs.org/index.asp
No longer “guess work,” Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an effective, scientifically based method of family planning that treats fertility as a normal, healthy process. Northwest Family Services teaches the Sympto-Thermal Method which is based on changes in a woman’s cervical mucus, waking or resting temperature, and cervix. These observable signs change in response to the hormones of the menstrual cycle. It only takes seconds a day for a woman to track her fertility; then the couple interprets the chart and makes a decision based on their family planning intention. NFP works through periodic abstinence during the method-defined fertile time for couples who are avoiding a pregnancy. NFP can be used effectively throughout a woman’s entire reproductive life. Regular cycles are NOT required. NFP is NOT Calendar Rhythm.
This method is available for online instruction through the Diocese of La Crosse.
Alice Heinzen
NFP Coordinator – Diocese of La Crosse
1-800-255-6226
nfp@dioceseoflacrosse.com
Hospitals offering NFP Instruction
Columbia-St. Mary Hospital in Milwaukee: Peggy Mcintyre R.N., NFPP. The hospital is located at 2323 North Lake Drive. Classes are held at St. Mary's Milwaukee campus by private ndividual appointment Monday through Saturday in room 724. Call 414-291-1750 to register. Programs offered: Marquette Model.
Dr. Cynthia Jones-Nosacek MD, NFPP/MC. Classes are held at the Northpoint Clinic, St. Mary’s Hospital. She can be reached at 414-291-1557. Training done in first session is free. There are three sessions, one month apart.