Contraception
NFP and Birth Control: Worth Talking About
Elizabeth Timpe is passionate about a few things. Postpartum fertility is one. Helping women understand their charts is another. And then there is the one she recently took to the pages of Denver Catholic: Can we please stop calling Natural Family Planning “contraceptive”? Elizabeth is not afraid to speak about this topic. After years of…
Read More10 Things I Learned About My Menstrual Cycle That Changed Everything
For years, I thought my cycle was random and unpredictable, just something I had to deal with every month. I relied on calendar predictions and period apps, assuming ovulation always happened on day 14. The moment I began paying attention to my body’s real signals, everything started to make sense. Understanding fertility and hormones turned…
Read MorePeakDay Young Adult: Fertility Awareness and Cycle Charting
Young women today are looking for more than just quick fixes to their health questions. They want real knowledge, practical tools, and confidence when it comes to understanding their bodies. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the PeakDay Young Adult Series, The Young Adult series is a brand-new program created to empower young, unmarried women…
Read MoreCharting: The First Step Toward Restoring Women’s Health
Every woman’s body tells a story—day by day, cycle by cycle. But too often, those stories are overlooked, silenced by quick fixes, or drowned out by medical systems that treat symptoms instead of asking why. Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) is changing that. By focusing on root causes and restoring the body’s natural design, RRM is…
Read MoreFaith and Fertility: NFP Strengthens Marriage
Tucked into the rugged beauty of Colorado, Brooke and John Fischer’s life is anything but ordinary. With four energetic sons and a shared love for the outdoors, they balance family life with dedicated service to their church’s marriage preparation ministry. The Fischers are passionate about mentoring engaged couples and sharing how natural family planning (NFP)…
Read MoreWhat to Know about Male Fertility and Vasectomies
By Fr Christopher Kubat Fr. Christopher Kubat is a priest of the diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. He is pastor of St. Andrew Parish and St. Mary Parish. He received a BS in 1979 and a MD in 1983 at Creighton University. He later graduated from Mount Saint Mary Seminary in 1999 where he received a…
Read MoreWhat to Know about Female Sterilization
By Dr Les Ruppersberger, M.D It is always good, when writing on a topic to define terms. One such definition from a medical website is “Female sterilization is an operation to permanently prevent pregnancy. The fallopian tubes are blocked or sealed to prevent the eggs reaching the sperm and becoming fertilized.” (1) Note the words ‘permanently…
Read MoreThe Truth about Hormonal Contraceptives
ovulation | ov u la tion: the discharge of a mature ovum (egg cell) from the ovary, into the fallopian tube for possible fertilization. It’s such a simple definition for a complex and beautiful process that could also be considered a monthly miracle of female biology, since it requires healthy anatomy, physiology, and hormone levels…
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