Research Study Archives - Fertility Science Institute

Spice of Life: Botanicals and Herbs for Male Fertility

Tropical herbs have long been used for culinary purposes and traditional medicine, showing astounding health benefits, including for male fertility. Male infertility is a growing problem due to many factors, such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, damaging food additives and physiological imbalances. Particularly concerning is oxidative stress, which appears to be a major factor in 80% of…

Is NFP Healthy For Marriage?

We all know about the health benefits of using NFP in comparison to contraceptives. What’s perhaps more important are the benefits using NFP brings to your marriage relationship. I recently reviewed the scientific literature on the impact of NFP and contraceptives on marriage relationships. The bottom line: NFP is good for your marriage health. Some…

Study Shows Connection of NFP and Odds of Divorce

By Jim Volpe. Originally published in Family Foundations. One of the many important endeavors that CCL has been working on throughout its history has been to establish NFP in the scientific community as a respectable option for family planning. Mike Manhart, Ph.D. and co-author, Richard Fehring, Ph.D, RN, FAAN from Marquette University took a big…

Study Connects Teen Birth Control Use to Depression

ecent study conducted by researchers at University of British Columbia and published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry links adolescent use of oral contraceptive (OC) to increased likelihood of long-term Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

Study Shows Fertility App Users with FABM Education Persevere

We know, we know. It sounds like common sense that formal training in an FABM method makes users more consistent and committed to charting, but it’s important to back up claims with data…and now we have data.