Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler is the most influential book in women’s health. It is a user-friendly, informative “how-to” fertility book.

This bestseller book clearly explains how to practice the FAM (fertility awareness method) of birth control. This book empowers couples to use FAM and explains this natural alternative to present methods of contraception.

The book describes how one can use fertility signs, like changes in the cervical position, peaks in morning body temperature and variation in cervical mucus, to determine when ovulation occurs. It present easy-to-understand information about hormones, the menstrual cycle, fertility, charting, and ovulation charting.

If you’re trying to conceive, this book is a must read. Although fertility awareness can’t predict ovulation (you only confirm ovulation after three days of elevated basal body temperature or with a monitor like the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor), it can give you a general idea about your body’s own rhythms. This makes timing sex and using ovulation predictor kits much easier. The book does include some basic information about infertility, and gives suggestions on things you can do at home (for example, how to overcome mild male infertility), as well as when to seek help from your doctor. The charting that is recommended in the book is also a remarkably accurate diagnosis of infertility, as it can quickly catch things like anovulation or a short luteal phase. The back of the book contains a sample chart that is suitable for photocopying.

This book includes almost anything you may wish to know about natural family planning. You could use this book with the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor to understand completely your ovulation cycle.