Beth Appiah is a registered nurse at The Pregnancy Network and is currently working on her Family Nurse Practitioner degree. She hopes to specialize in Women’s Health. This month, she joins host Chloe Belk on Pregnancy Has Entered the Chat to discuss Fertility Awareness Methods.
Whether you’re curious about different methods of birth control or you’re hoping to grow your family, fertility awareness is a powerful tool to help you know your body and plan your family.
Discover the effectiveness of fertility awareness methods, the different types of fertility awareness methods, and the benefits of understanding your fertility by listening to Beth’s episode below.
“Your fertility is actually a sign of your overall health as a woman. I know I hear a lot in my practice that women will tell me, “I have a cycle every six months but that’s normal for me.” That’s not normal.”
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0:27 – Beth’s Introduction
1:10 – What is fertility awareness?
1:46 – The Phases of a Woman’s Cycle
5:03 – Common Symptoms During Each Phase
9:00 – Misconceptions on Fertility Awareness
12:03 – Types of Fertility Awareness Methods
18:21 – How effective are fertility awareness methods?
19:49 – Can fertility awareness methods be used in conjunction with other methods of birth control?
23:12 – How Fertility Awareness Methods Empower Women
27:05 – Where to Start With Fertility Awareness Methods
30:31 – Beth’s Why for Empowering Women With Fertility Awareness
About Pregnancy Has Entered the Chat
Meet the podcast that’s here to equip you for what’s next now that Pregnancy Has Entered the Chat. Hear from The Pregnancy Network staff and guest experts in their fields on topics like mental health and loneliness, what to do when you don’t know what to do, caring for yourself holistically, and making empowered choices.
Pregnancy Has Entered the Chat is available across streaming platforms on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube.
Chloe Belk
Chloe is the Communications Coordinator at The Pregnancy Network.