KcJen80WI

The most I've been able to find are references to NFP. I took the classes during marriage prep. courses several years ago but it was a very confusing process. I don't think my RE is "pro-catholic" which is ironic considering his wife is very involved in our parish. He tells me that NFP won't work with women with PCOS b/c our bodies give us signals that could be percieved to show fertility but actually are not. The NFP classes I took were at Marquette University so obviously they were taught from a Catholic/Jesuit perspective and the nurses there insisted that it would work with PCOS. One nurse was even familiar with the condition and gave me research articles supporting her side of the story.

Does anyone have any insight on this? Do you know of any other resources (online, book form, locally) for couples struggling with infertility. Maybe even specifically to Southeastern Wisconsin? I love my faith but find it so ironic that there are so many resources for couples as they prepare for marriage but so few to support married couples as they face the various trials that come WITH marriage.

Thanks for your help!

katieranck2202

I have PCOS and have been seeing a NaPro Technology trained local doctor to treat it in order to follow the Church's teaching. Search for the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha. You learn the Creighton method (cm only) of charting for TTA and then they can use the proper means to help TTC when the time comes. I started out in NFP 5 years ago and while my cycles were irregular, I knew I wasn't ovulating and any time I had fertile cm, we would abstain. Now, with Creighton, my cycles have regulated to the point, I am on minimul meds for the PCOS, but still on Femera to help ovulate.