Medical School elective on NFP - syllabus

[Guest guest]

Below is the course description and schedule of seminars and instructors for the

elective course at town. Many thanks again to all the guest lecturers who

contributed so much to making this course a success. If you would like more

information about the course such as the reading list, please let me know.

Respectfully,

Marguerite Duane

The FAMILY Planning selective (FAMILY = Fertility Awareness Methods In the

Learning Years) seeks to educate medical students about the basic principles of

fertility awareness methods of family planning and the supporting science behind

their medical applications. Over the past 40 years, significant innovations

have been made in women's health care, particularly within the realm of

reproductive science. Parallel to these advances, natural methods for

monitoring fertility have been standardized and refined. This has led to more

effective tracking of a women's cycle and the times of fertility. These can be

used to achieve or postpone pregnancy, as well as to diagnose some gynecologic

problems. In addition to enlightening students about various fertility

awareness methods and their applications in health and disease, our goal is to

help promote fertility awareness methods as effective, relationship-centered

reproductive health care for motivated women and couples and to foster respect

and support for clinicians and users of fertility awareness methods. For

students interested in learning to chart their cycles, there are associated

costs for materials and individual follow-up sessions. However, this is not

required for successful completion of the selective.

Schedule

Week 1: March 24th – 2:00pm – 3:50pm

History of NFP Jennings, PhD,

Overview of Repro Physiology Marguerite Duane, MD

Week 2: April 14th – 1:00pm – 2:50pm

Billings Ovulation Method Hanna Klaus, MD

Teen Star / Holistic Sexuality

Week 3: April 21st – 1:00pm – 2:50pm

Standard Days Method Jeannette Cachan, MA

Two-Day Method

Week 4: April 28th – 1:00pm – 2:50pm

Sympto-thermal Method and Santiago Solares

Marquette Method Fehring, PhD, RN

Week 5: May 5th – 2:00pm – 3:50pm

Fertility of the Americas Mercedes

Creighton Method Therese , RN

Week 6: May 12th – 2:00pm – 3:50pm

Humanae Vitae , MD

Couples Cases

Week 7: May 19th – 2:00pm – 3:50pm

NaPro Technology Lorna Cvetkovich, MD, Vivian

Lugo-Eschenwald, MD

Week 8: May 26th – 2:00pm – 3:50pm

Lactational Amenorrhea Method e Kvale, Ph.D

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