Watching my cycle like a hawk to prevent pregnancy has been effective for me — and, no, it’s not the rhythm method. By Rachel Mans McKenny This story was originally published on Sept. 13, 2019 in NYT ...

Natural, or fertility awareness based methods (FABMs), properly learned from a trained professional, can be a practical and effective way approach to either achieving or preventing pregnancy. With ...

The co-founder and president of a new nonprofit dedicated to fertility awareness wants women to ask questions. “I just want to encourage women to be curious,” Emily Frase of FAbM Base (pronounced “fam ...

With access to reproductive rights as fraught as ever, women can’t have too many alternative options for our contraceptive needs. Some are more effective than others, but I’ve recently learned that ...

A Catholic nurse practitioner is challenging the Biden administration after it removed health insurance coverage for fertility awareness-based methods (FABM), a form of family planning. These methods ...

Search "fertility awareness" or "natural birth control" on TikTok and you'll find an endless scroll of videos — oftentimes with sparkle and flower emoji for emphasis. While not sound medical advice, ...

If recent trend stories are to be believed, such as one from Ann Friedman at New York Magazine, some heterosexual women—particularly those in long-term, monogamous relationships—are giving up on the ...

Fertility awareness-based methods can be very helpful in detecting underlying issues like endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome, enabling women to seek treatment rather than merely masking ...

“I can’t afford to get pregnant,” says 25-year-old Aisha Mukooza. So every morning, for the past two and a half years, Aisha’s been strict about taking her temperature as soon as her alarm goes off at ...

A federal court has blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to exclude fertility-awareness methods from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate in a win for advocates of natural family ...

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Stark criticized the Biden administration for limiting women’s choices not only for family planning but also for identifying reproductive health issues. The case centers on the Affordable Care Act, ...