Faith-Based Fertility Solutions

Natural family planning (NFP) helps married couples achieve or avoid pregnancy while aligning with the Catholic Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life, marriage and human dignity.

The Catholic Church believes that the marital act serves two purposes that can't be separated: to unite the couple emotionally and spiritually and create life.

Natural family planning works with your body’s natural cycle in a way that respects unity and procreation.

At OSF HealthCare, we help married couples with NFP through two methods:

• Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System – A method to track a woman's menstrual cycle.
• NaProTECHNOLOGY™  – Medical and surgical treatments that address the root causes of a woman's health issues, including infertility.

Ethical fertility treatment is a supportive way to help you have children. It focuses on the health of you and your spouse, including how you feel physically, emotionally and spiritually. Unlike common methods that often only treat the problems, ethical fertility care aims to find and fix the main causes of reproductive health issues, working in harmony with your body’s natural processes.

Effective Fertility Options

Creighton Model and NaPro have high rates of success in family planning and treating infertility.

The Creighton Model is a helpful way for you and your spouse to manage family planning, whether you want to avoid or achieve pregnancy:

• Avoiding pregnancy: 96% to 99% effective when used correctly
• Achieving pregnancy: Many couples can conceive within six to 12 months

NaPro looks at the reasons behind infertility and women's health issues. It has better success rates than traditional methods:

• Up to 80% live birth rate for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• 40% to 50% success rate for infertility caused by endometriosis which is higher than usual IVF success rates

Resources for Catholic Couples

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops – Natural Family Planning
• Catholic Diocese of Peoria – Natural Family Planning
• Catholic Infertility Resources