Fertility & Natural Family Planning

Understanding natural fertility, infertility, and related moral and social issues.


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What is Natural Family Planning?

Natural family planning (NFP) consists of several methods that allow a couple to either achieve or avoid pregnancy based on knowledge of a specific woman’s fertility at various times of the month.  In this way it is very similar to FAM (fertility awareness method). However, the teachings regarding NFP are supported by the Roman Catholic Church, as abstinence is used during fertile times to avoid pregnancy.