Comments on: Natural Birth Control – Natural Family Planning

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:40 +0000

I recently heard about this. My bf is the reason i looked it up. He says he doesnt want me on chemical bc anymore cause it causing me a lot of problems :( So i looked for a natural method and came across Toni’s book, i have it saved in the closest Barnes and Noble so i can pick it up soon :)

By: Dustmite

Dustmite — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:08:37 +0000

NFP has worked well for my wife and I. For us, we only use a software calendar and monitor cervical fluid – my wife hates and won’t do the temp check. We have only ever had one unexpected surprise and that was because we took some short cuts and on top of that my wife was under massive stress at the time. Sadly we lost the little one 3 months into the PG. Even then, we stuck with NFP and had no unexpected surprises. When we were ready we used it to become PG.

By: fightingwindmills

fightingwindmills — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:08:23 +0000

This is a great book. I, too, felt empowered after reading it. I didn’t know the purpose of cervical fluid either. I thought it was gross until I read this book and I began to respect my body so much more!

By: journeytocrunchville

journeytocrunchville — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:33:34 +0000

I am getting the 90% effectiveness rate straight from the Taking Charge of Your Fertility Software to be used in conjunction with Toni’s book. It is from “A Primer on the Fertility Awareness Method” and says the following:
“All birth control methods are evaluated based upon their use- and method-effectiveness. Method-effectiveness assumes “perfect use” and isn’t quoted here because it only serves to confuse. For comparison’s sake, the birth control pill has a use effectiveness of 97%. FAM, on the other hand, has a use-effectiveness of up to 90%, which is about the same as that of the male condom. What this 90% use-effectiveness figure means is that 1 out of 10 women who use this as their only method of birth control will experience an unintended pregnancy during the course of a year. If you were to use it as your only form of birth control for 10 years, you could expect one unintended pregnancy.”

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:04:38 +0000

“It has about a 90% effectiveness rate when used properly which is the same rate of the male condom.”

Where do you get your information? 90% is the lowest effectively I’ve found listed on several websites for NFP when properly used. When improperly used, your statistic is reasonable, but your numbers are not consistent with an overwhelming preponderance of data.