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Liz: I think that you won't find any non Catholic, or at least non-Chrisitan teaching that system. My experience of the system is that they are fairly church based, even if the location isn't located in a church. All fertility care practitioners will be pretty much pro life because this is a system that was started and taught with the Catholic church rules on fertility in mind. I'm sure that you could just be honest with them and tell them that you disagree with the teachings but wanted to learn the system. Or don't tell them. It's kind of irrelevant when you're learning to observe. I'm sure they'd have no problem teaching you how to use the system. They aren't going to try and teach you all the rules and teachings of the Catholic Church when you are coming to learn a method of observing your cervical mucous. I just referred a woman around the corner from me to our local fertility care centre. She's Budhist. It's about fertility care... not moral/religious beliefs. These are some of the most careful doctors out there, and they've had to learn more because the Catholic Church doesn't allow some of the fertility care that exists in mainstream North American society. These doctors are learning how to treat so that Catholic woman won't feel pressured to use treatments that are against their beliefs. So... that means that these doctors are learning ways to treat the problems that exist in the woman's bodies so that their bodies will function.
Liz: it's almost impossible to learn the system properly if you don't go and get at least two or three lessons. But I can understand that if it feels uncomfortable, you wouldn't want to go. Do you have any other avenue? What ever you decide, I'm sure that something will come together. Did you tell Dr. Kraw about you discomfort? Perhaps she'd have a suggestion?
Annemarie