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fertility basics

In this article I’ll outline the basics of what’s going on in your body each month. Knowing this will help you better avoid pregnancy because understanding your cycle will allow you to make intelligent decisions based on actual facts and data – not guesswork or approximations. There are a few […]

How Your Menstrual Cycle Actually Works: the basics

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In this guide I’ll provide an explanation of your fertile window including an overview of cervical mucus to help you better understand how NFP works in practice and get you one step closer to your fertility goal. First, what is a “fertile window”? The group of days during your […]

A Guide to Identifying Your Fertile Window

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Doctors are often prescribing the pill for reasons completely unrelated to managing fertility. Pill manufacturers claim it can clear up undesired acne, make your period “regular,” reduce PMS symptoms and eliminate painful cramps. But the pill doesn’t treat the underlying causes of these symptoms; it simply masks them. The truth […]

How the pill actually works: suppressing a natural function

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Ovulation, the process in which a follicle in your ovary releases an egg, occurs at *approximately* the midpoint of your cycle. The exact timing of egg release can vary, sometimes by several days or more; however, there’s a predictable way to know when ovulation is approaching. And you can reliably […]

How your body changes before you ovulate

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