Creighton Model FertilityCare System

History of Development

On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI issued an encyclical letter Humanae Vitae (of Human Life). At this time, Dr. Thomas Hilgers, MD, Dip. ABOG, CFCE, CFCMC, was a senior medical student. He took Pope Paul VI's encyclical to heart and began to research the natural regulation of fertility. After several years of preparation, research officially began for the Creighton Model FertiltiyCare System on April 1, 1976. On August 6, 1978, Pope Paul VI died. On that same day, Dr. Hilgers and his wife, Susan, made a commitment to fully respond to the appeal that Humanae Vitae made to "men of science" and "physicians and health care professionals." This commitment led to the opening of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in September 1985. In 1991, the continued research of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction led to the development of NaProTECHNOLOGY, which is a new women's reproductive health science.

Creighton Model FertilityCare System

The Creighton Model FertiltityCare System teaches a woman how to chart her reproductive cycle. The woman's practitioner will teach her how to observe and chart "biological markers." These biological markers enable a woman to understand when she is fertile and infertile as well as help her identify health issues.

Advantages of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System:

  • Standardized and Objective

  • Inexpensive

  • Easy to Learn and Easy to Interpret

  • Shared Between the Spouses

  • Professional

  • Medically Safe

  • Reliable

  • Personalized to a Woman and Her Situation

  • Morally Acceptable

  • Promotes Marital Bonding

  • Improves Marital Communication

  • Aids in Timing of Tests for Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Applicable to All Cycle Types--Regular, Irregular, Long, or Anovulatory Cycles; Breastfeeding; Premenopause; and Infertility

NaProTECHNOLOGY

NaProTECHNOLOGY is Natural Procreative Technology. After a women learns to chart her cycles through the Creighton Model FertilityCare System, her normal cycle patterns along with abnormalities can be identified. If abnormalities are identified, she can be referred to a NaProTECHNOLOGY trained physician to have these abnormalities diagnosed and treated. NaProTECHNOLOGY addresses many issues including:

  • Painful Menstrual Cramps

  • Abnormal Bleeding

  • Hormonal Abnormalities

  • Frequent Miscarriage

  • Infertility

  • Premenstrual Syndrome

  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

  • Endometriosis

  • Postpartum depression

  • Many Other Issues

For More Information:

For more information regarding the Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTECHNOLOGY, visit the Pope Paul VI Institute website.

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