FAM stands for Fertility Awareness Method and it is essentially
a method of contraception OR conception where a woman monitors various fertility signs during her cycle to determine her fertile window (aka the 5-7 day period she is likely to get pregnant)
If you’re like “okay but… does it ACTUALLY work?” - LET ME SPILL THE DEETS 👏🏼
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I teach my gals the symptothermal method - meaning that they learn to track things like BBT (basal body temperature), CM (cervical mucus), and vaginal sensation
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This method has been shown to have a perfect use of 99.4% and a typical use of 98.2%
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So to give you a point of reference, the hormonal birth control pill has been shown to have a perfect use of 99.7% and a typical use of 91%
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Flip that around - we’ve also got an incredibly helpful tool for GETTING pregnant as well 🤰 Some of my absolute favorite wins are when my clients who were trying to conceive send me a pic of those positive pregnancy tests *cue the tears*
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Aside from FAM being a great too whether you’re TTC or TTA, it can also tell us a lot about our hormone health such as if we’re making enough progesterone or give us clues into your PMS symptoms.
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Because I’m not hormonal birth control’s biggest fan 🙃 - I get asked a LOT what I practice as a method of contraception, and FAM is it! We’ve been practicing this method for years and I’ve never felt more connected to my body or my cycle 🩸✨
