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Search this site: Resources RESOURCES OVERVIEW SDM Resources TDM Resources LAM Resources Youth HIV Prevention Other NFP Resources IRH E-blast Archive Media Gallery	Other NFP Resources The following is a listing of compiled resources, some published by IRH in the 1990s, that provide more information on natural family planning (NFP). Further information on the Standard Days Method®, TwoDay Method®, and Lactational Amenorrhea Method will be found on their respective pages. Program Resources Users Guide for the Management Information System (MIS) for NFP Programs, 1993 This manual introduces the NFP Management Information System (MIS) developed by the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University, in collaboration with the International Federation of Family Life Promotion (IFFLP) and the John Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (JHU). The manual has been written to help managers and staff of NFP programs establish an MIS and become familiar with the process of using service statistics for program monitoring and evaluation. ENG Client Resources Natural Family Planning Chart Couples and individuals who use the Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Method, Cervical Mucus Method, Symptothermal Method, or those who wish to record their fertility, can view and download this chart for personal use. Also available are directions for using the Natural Family Chart and a completed Natural Family Planning Chart for reference. ENG Training Resources Guide for Natural Family Planning Trainers, 1990 This guide was developed to assist instructors in planning, conducting, and evaluating natural family planning training classes. It has been written specifically for NFP trainers, those who teach and certify NFP instructors. The guide has all the basic content necessary for effective training of natural family planning instructors, with suggested methods for teaching this content. This 356-page document is available in PDF form below. It has been broken down into sections for easier downloading and viewing. Title & Acknowledgment pages (4 pages; 195 kb PDF file size) Table of Contents (3 pages; 168 kb) Introduction: How to Use the Guide (3 pages; 52 kb) Chapter 1: An Overview of Training Methods (11 pages;, 219 kb) Chapter 2: Preliminary Planning for NFP Training (12 pages; 171 kb) Chapter 3: Evaluating NFP Training (6 pages; 685 kb) Chapter 4: Designing NFP Training (32 pages; 923 kb) Chapter 5:The Introductory Session Introduction and Day 1 (31 pages; 417 kb) Day 2 (42 pages; 617 kb) Day 3 (27 pages; 347 kb) Day 4 (22 pages; 479 kb) Day 5 (28 pages; 588 kb) Chapter 6: The Advanced Session Introduction and Day 1 (25 pages; 576 kb) Day 2 (28 pages; 327 kb) Day 3 (20 pages; 249 kb) Day 4 (14 pages; 813 kb) Day 5 (17 pages; 938 kb) Appendix A: (8 pages; 109 kb) Appendix B: (7 pages; 227 kb) Bibliography and Resources: (8 pages; 106 kb) Suggested Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Sex ratio associated with timing of insemination and length of the follicular phase in planned and unplanned pregnancies during use of natural family planning, Human Reproduction, 1998 ENG Natural family planning with and without barrier method use in the fertile phase: efficacy in relation to sexual behavior, Advances in Contraception, 1997 ENG An overview on the effectiveness of natural family planning, Gynecological Endocrinology, 1997 ENG Adverse outcomes of planned and unplanned pregnancies among users of natural family planning: A prospective study, American Journal of Public Health, 1997 ENG Calendar rhythm efficacy: A review, Contraception, 1996 ENG Timing of conception and risk of spontaneous abortion among pregnancies occurring during the use of natural family planning, Advances in Contraception, 1995 ENG Timing of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation, New England Journal of Medicine, 1995 ENG Contraception failure of the ovulation method of periodic abstinence, Contraception, 1990 ENG A prospective multicenter trial of the ovulation method of natural family planning. V. Psychosexual aspects, Fertility & Sterility, 1987 ENG A prospective multicenter trial of the ovulation method of natural family planning. II. The effectiveness phase, Fertility & Sterility, 1981 ENG Effectiveness of the temperature rhythm system of contraception, Fertility & Sterility, 1967 A field trial of the basal body temperature method of regulating births, Lancet, 1968 Selected organizations with online NFP resources Couple to Couple League Fertility Awareness and NFP Service Mayo Clinic Woomb Canada American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals