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Natural Fertility Services provides couples with a reliable, drug-free method to manage their fertility, and aims to help couples achieve or avoid pregnancy naturally, by providing natural family planning education.
Worldwide scientific research has shown that the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Fertility is 99.6% effective when used correctly by motivated couples. This compares favourably with other methods of family planning. Remember that no method of family planning is 100% effective. Below is a table comparing the effectiveness of the most commonly used methods of family planning.
Couples experiencing unplanned pregnancy in 1st year of typical use (use of a method not necessarily for first time):

From Hatcher RA et al 2007 “Contraceptive Technology” 19th Ed. Ardent Media. New York
NFS Sydney provides a number of other services:
There are many reasons to learn Natural Family Planning:
Natural Family Planning involves couples becoming aware of when they are individually and simultaneously fertile. While men are presumed fertile all the time, women are fertile for only a few days during each menstrual cycle. The key to achieving, postponing and avoiding a pregnancy is to recognise when to have – or not have – intercourse.
Who Can Learn Natural Family Planning? Natural Family Planning can be used by any couple, regardless of the woman’s stage of life. It is suitable for:
The most effective way to learn Natural Family Planning is to be taught by one of our accredited educators, who have received professional training and developed expertise in informing couples about Natural Family Planning. Our educators update their knowledge and skills regularly in order to maintain accreditation and provide couples with the highest level of support.
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CatholicCare Natural Fertility Services is a non-government organisation which aims to educate the general public in fertility awareness. The organisation trains its members to promote, teach and supervise the application of fertility awareness as the basis for natural family planning methods to avoid or achieve pregnancy.
DEFINITION OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
(Adopted by CatholicCare Natural Fertility Services)
Methods for planning and preventing pregnancies by observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of the menstrual cycle, with the avoidance of intercourse during the fertile phase if pregnancy is to be avoided.
- World Health Organisation 1982
VALUES STATEMENT
Natural Fertility Services education will be provided within the framework and context of Christian Principles and Values.
Members of the organisation will respect the rights of all clients: