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Contraception - Management
What advice and information should I give a woman who is considering using a fertility awareness-based method?
- A woman who is considering using a fertility awareness–based method for the first time should be given advice and information about:
- The need for her to receive counselling, training, and ongoing support from a family planning specialist.
- The advantages, disadvantages and risks of the method.
- Alternative methods of contraception, taking into account her personal, cultural, and religious sensitivities.
- Where to purchase or seek accurate information about fertility predictors (e.g. Persona®).
- The fpa (Family Planning Association) has information both about natural family planning methods and where women can find teachers of natural planning methods. Visit the fpa website www.fpa.org.uk, or phone their helpline on 0845 122 8690.
Basis for recommendation
- These recommendations are based on guidelines published by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), (formerly the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare [FFPRHC]), and the World Health Organization [Hatcher et al, 1997a; FFPRHC, 2006a].
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