Methods of Natural Family Planning
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The following methods and providers are approved in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. For questions about fertility methods and providers, please contact the Marriage and Family Life Office.
The Couple to Couple League
Method: Sympto-Thermal
Website: https://ccli.org/
Taught by: Volunteer Teaching Couple
Online Instruction: Yes, self-paced video or live with a teaching couple
English & Spanish: Yes
More: Includes access to "Cycle-Pro-Go" app, "Family Foundations" magazine, and consultation for irregular situations, postpartum and perimenopause. Classes include Theology of the Body catechesis, and information about Breastfeeding and Lactational Amenorreah postpartum. There are some local CCL teaching couples in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System (CrMS)
Method: Mucus Only
Website: https://www.fertilitycare.org/
Taught by: Healthcare professional
Online Instruction: Yes, some practitioners offer telehealth / live virtual instruction
English & Spanish: Yes
More: Includes referrals to treatment using NaProTECHNOLOGY for various fertility situations. There are many local Creighton practitioners in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and several NaPro doctors.
Whole Mission / Marquette
Method: Sympto-Hormonal
Website: https://www.mmnfp.com/
Taught by: Healthcare professional
Online Instruction: Yes, live group or individual classes
English & Spanish: Yes
More: Includes online charting tools, one year of follow-up consultations as needed, and consultation for irregular situations, postpartum and perimenopause. Classes include Theology of the Body catechesis, and information about Breastfeeding and Lactational Amenorreah postpartum. Whole Mission is a national online provider of Marquette method instruction, but there are also one or two Marquette method instructors in the Louisville Kentucky and Evansville Indiana area who serve clients in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
Want to learn more about NFP? Check out these sites:
- The Science of Fertility Awareness Methods:
- Catholic Teaching on Natural Family Planning
- "On Human Life" (Humanae Vitae)
- "The Gospel of Life" (Evangelium Vitae)
- NFPindy.org
- 1Flesh
- NFP Blurbs and Facts
- Continuing Education for Physicians, Nurses, and students
Electronic and mobile charting products:
Articles:
- “Signs of Grace” – A Couple’s Witness, by Jennifer Ricard
- “The Many Dimensions of Openness to Life” by Jennifer Drees
- “Marriage: The Gift of Love and Life” by Most Rev. Victor Galeone
The Church teaches that the sacrament of marriage symbolizes Christ's relationship with His Church. What is this relationship but one of generous, self-sacrificing passion-filled and fruitful love!
What is NaProTECHNOLOGY?
- Major Breakthrough in monitoring and maintaining a woman's reproductive and gynecological health - find out more here
- NaProTECHNOLOGY is MORE effective than IVF
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