Take the Quiz – Married | Syracuse Diocese Natural Family Planning Ministry

How would you describe your mornings?

I wake up at the same time every day.

I wake up at around the same time every day, within a couple hours.

My wake-up time varies widely from day to day.

It depends on the day.

How would you describe your monthly cycle?

Fairly consistent. It can be a little confusing at times, but it doesn’t really worry my spouse or me at all.

I’m post-partum, so my cycles are very confusing right now.

My cycles are very confusing and my spouse and I would like to figure out why. We are willing to do whatever we need to in order to address this issue, even if it means some form of medical intervention.

They follow some sort of a pattern, but I’m not really worried about it!

Which statement best describes your current status?

My spouse and I feel good about my cycles, we understand them and know what to expect

My spouse and I are a bit confused by my cycles, and wish we had a more accurate picture of exactly where we’re at on any given day.

My spouse and I are very confused by my cycles, and would like to figure out why they are the way they are.

My spouse and I prefer to not worry about my cycles and just take each month as it comes.

What do you feel most comfortable with as far as charting?

Keeping track of several signs of fertility in order to have a broad picture

Having a monitor keep track of my fertile signs

Only keeping track of one fertile sign

Not keeping track of any signs and just going with the flow.

Which of the following biomarkers would you and your spouse feel most comfortable with?

“We need to keep track of my temperature patterns as well as my cervical mucus to know what’s going on with my fertility.”

“The monitor will tell us what’s going on with my fertility.”

“We only need to keep track of mucus or sensation to know what’s going on with my fertility.”

“It doesn’t matter what’s going on with my fertility, we’re up for whatever.”

Take the Quiz - Married

Sympto-Thermal Method

Your best fit would most likely be the Sympto-Thermal Method. This involves charting several symptoms of fertility (basal body temperature, cervical mucus, sensation, and cervical position) in order to gather a complete picture of your fertility.

Marquette Model

Your best fit would most likely be the Marquette Model of Natural Family Planning. The Marquette Method tracks several signs of fertility, and also includes the use of a Fertility Monitor.

Single-Indicator Method

Your best fit would most likely be a Single-Indicator Method, such as the Billings Ovulation Method or the Creighton Model (NaPro Technology). These methods focus on one sign, which some people find preferable because of its simplicity. They are both highly effective and widely used.

No Method

Your best fit would be no method! Practicing NFP is totally optional, and there are many couples that choose not to “plan” the timing of their pregnancies and/or family size. Even though couples that practice NFP are open to life at all times, they may have serious reasons to avoid pregnancy, and therefore choose to practice a method to help them know when they are fertile or infertile on a day-to-day basis. But for some, this knowledge is not really necessary, and they find the mystery of not knowing very exciting and freeing.

Take the Quiz – Married

How would you describe your mornings?

How would you describe your monthly cycle?

Which statement best describes your current status?

What do you feel most comfortable with as far as charting?

Which of the following biomarkers would you and your spouse feel most comfortable with?

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