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 ...

Perhaps you’re old enough to remember the “calendar rhythm method" of birth control. Before the Pill became available in the late 1960s, the “rhythm method” was quite popular, especially among those ...

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 the feedback from mommy blogs like Baby Kerf and Offbeat Mama is any indication, women have been waiting a long time for a more aesthetically pleasing charting site for the fertility awareness ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...