Infertility
Healing Fertility Naturally
In the 1960s the popular use of the hormonal birth control pill prompted the Catholic Church to respond with the encyclical of Humanae Vitae. It explained the moral stance and alternatives for family planning. Over 60 years later, couples and families are faced with the moral question about IVF and fertility treatments. Considering recent government…
Read MoreA Natural Pathway to Health: Restorative Reproductive Medicine
As the host of CCL’s PeakDay Podcast, I have the gift and opportunity to talk about fertility and natural family planning with wonderful and inspiring guests. Over the past few months, I have interviewed more than a few medical professionals. Several have mentioned that they are practicing and promoting the benefits of Restorative Reproductive Medicine…
Read MoreInfertility & Information Every Couple Should Know
From the Family Foundations archives. An excerpt from The Infertility Companion for Catholics: Spiritual and Practical Support for Couples, by Carmen Santamaria and Angelique Ruhi-Lopez, reprinted with permission from Ave Maria Press. Second Infertility Secondary infertility is defined as the inability to become pregnant, or carry a pregnancy to term following the birth of one…
Read MoreBetter Understanding of Infertility
From the Family Foundations archives. An excerpt from The Infertility Companion for Catholics: Spiritual and Practical Support for Couples, by Carmen Santamaria and Angelique Ruhi-Lopez, reprinted with permission from Ave Maria Press. What causes infertility? About a third of the time, infertility can be traced to a cause within the woman. In another third of…
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