Several different organizations promote and teach Modern Natural Family Planning. Some are listed below with their contact information.
How do we learn to use Natural Family Planning?
Organizations Promoting and Teaching Various Methods
POPE PAUL VI INSTITUTE - (Creighton Model FertilityCare™ Education Programs)
6901 Mercy Road, Omaha, NE 68106 (402) 390-9168 (402)390-6600 (402) 390-9851 FAX
OVULATION METHOD (OM) (Creighton Model FertilityCareTM System) Comprehensive instruction especially helpful for addressing fertility concerns.
Local Instructor: Sylvia Corson, RN 513-851-1188
smcorson@fuse.net Introductory sessions are free, and all follow-up sessions are private and affordable to everyone. Material Cost $25.
FAMILY OF THE AMERICAS FOUNDATION - (FAF)
P.O.Box 1170, Dunkirk, MD 20754-1170 (800) 443-3395 (301) 627-3346 (301) 627-0847 FAX
OVULATION METHOD (OM) Local instructor with follow-up, or a home study course with books and materials offered in several languages. Free course for IHM parishioners and donation for material cost for non-parishioners.
Local instructor: Anna Walton (in IHM directory), Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish 513-388-4466
COUPLE TO COUPLE LEAGUE - (CCL)
P. O. Box 111184, Cincinnati, OH 45211-1184 or 4290 Delhi Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45238
(513) 471-2000 (513) 557-2449 FAX
SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD (STM) Couples-based instructional network. $135 course/material cost. Home-study course also offered for $150.
Many Local Contacts/Instructors: Please call to identify classes and instructors in your area. Classes are often held at Mercy Hospital, Anderson. Local Instructors
NORTHWEST FAMILY SERVICES, INC.
4805 N.E. Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97213 (503) 215-6377 (503) 215-6940 FAX
SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD (STM)
Correspondence Course $68.50; On-line course $56.50 Or call to identify instructors located in Columbus, Toledo, Indianapolis etc.
BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD ASSOCIATION - (BOMA)
BOMA-USA P.O. Box 16206 St. Paul, MN 55116 (651) 699-8139
OVULATION METHOD (OM)
No local instructors, but they do have many instructors elsewhere in Ohio and throughout the United States/World and could meet the needs of couples who are living outside the Cincinnati area but plan to marry within the Archdiocese.
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Methods:
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Creighton Fertility Care
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Family of the Americas
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Couple to Couple League
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Method
Effectiveness
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99+%
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99+%
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99+%
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Used to Avoid Pregnancy
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Used to Achieve Pregnancy
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Method Type (OM/STM)
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Ovulation Method
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Ovulation Method
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Sympto-Thermal Method
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Characteristics
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details reproductive health
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simple charting
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uses multiple signs of fertility
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Additional Characteristics
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useful for medical situations
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Spanish materials available
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Spanish/Homestudy courses available
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Material Cost
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$25 charts/stamps/manual
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Book free to IHM Parishioners
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class/material cost $135
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Training Cost
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$35 per session or donation
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Free to IHM Parishioners
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class/material cost $135
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On Going Cost
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~$10 for stamps and charts
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~$0 to $10/year stamps/charts
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$2 per year for charts
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Observation of Cervical Mucus
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on toilet tissue
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on toilet tissue
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on toilet tissue
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Checking of Cervix
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No
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No
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Daily Internal Palpation
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Use of Basal Body Temperature
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No
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No
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Yes-upon waking at same time
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Ecological Breastfeeding
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No
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No
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Taught as a separate course
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Charting details
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Standardized - chart/stamps
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Picture Stickers or Computer
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one chart with graph
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Charting frequency
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Daily
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Daily
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Daily
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Introductory Sessions
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Individual/couple or group -free
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Individual or Couple
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Group Classes
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Types of Sessions/Classes
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Individual/Couple Instruction
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Individual/Couple Instruction
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Group Classes
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Types of Follow-up
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Chart review w/ Instructor
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Chart review w/ Instructor
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Chart review w/ Instructors
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Class Locations
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TBD by Instructor and Couple
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TBD by Instructor and Couple
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Mercy Anderson or TBD
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Total Class Sessions
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8 sessions for 1 year
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7-8 session for 6 months
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3 sessions
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Frequency of Sessions
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periodically (2 wks - 1st month)
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monthly (2 wks for 1st month)
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1 per month
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Length of each Session
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~1 hour
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~1 hour (2 hours-1st session)
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2 hours
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Home Study Course
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No
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Yes $5-$25 book/CD-ROM
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Computer Software
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No
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~$25 CD-ROM or ~$10 Disk
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Yes, CyclePro $40
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Membership Materials
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No
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No
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$35 magazine/optional renewal
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Instructor
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Sylvia Corson, RN
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Anna Walton, IHM parishioner
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many local instructor couples
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Phone for Instructor
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513-851-1188
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513-388-4466 Parish Office
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513-471-2000
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E-mail Address for Instructor
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smcorson@fuse.net
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owalton@rcin.net
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ccli@ccli.org
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Web Address for Information
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www.creightonmodel.com
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www.familyplanning.net
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www.ccli.org
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Address - Street
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6901 Mercy Road,
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P.O. Box 1170,
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P.O. Box 111184,
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Address - City/State
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Omaha, NE 68106
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Dunkirk, MD 20754-1170
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Cincinnati, OH 45211-1184
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FAX
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402-390-9851
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301-627-0847
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513-557-2449
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Phone for Questions
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402-390-9168 402-390-6600
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301-627-3346
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513-471-2000
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Phone for Orders
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No (Some materials online)
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888-443-2279 800-443-3395
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800-745-8252 513-471-2000
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Reproductive/Infertility Institute
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Yes
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No
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No
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