From the Book - 20th anniversary edition, First edition.
Preface to the 20th anniversary edition
Breaking fertile ground: Toward a new way of thinking
Rediscovering your cycle and your body
Being proactive with your health
Beyond fertility: Practical benefits of charting your cycle
Appendixes: Basic information for all readers ; Natural birth control ; Pregnancy achievement ; Miscellaneous resources.
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments xiii
Preface to the Revised Edition xvii
Part One rS BREAKING FERTILE GROUND: TOWARD A NEW WAY OF THINKING I
1. Fertility Awareness: What You Should Know and
2. Taking Control of Your Reproductive Health 11
Part Two ea& REDISCOVERING YOUR CYCLE AND YOUR BODY 31
3. There's More to Your Reproductive Anatomy Than Your Vagina 33
4. Finally Making Sense of Your Menstrual Cycle 44
5. The Three Primary Fertility Signs 52
6. How to Observe and Chart Your Fertility Signs 69
7. Anovulation and Irregular Cycles 103
Part Three b% NATURAL BIRTH CONTROL 115
8. Practicing FAM Responsibly 117
9. Natural Birth Control Without Chemicals or Devices 122
10. Shortcuts: Minimum Charting with Maximum Reliability 136
Part Four 6b4 PREGNANCY ACHIEVEMENT 141
11. Maximizing Your Chances of Getting Pregnant 143
12. Practical Tips Beyond Fertility Awareness 169
13. Lovemaking Versus Babymaking 183
14. What Next? Tests and Treatments That May Be Necessary to
Part Five BEYOND FERTILITY: PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF
15. Maintaining Your Gynecological Health 221
16. Appreciating Your Sexuality and Nurturing Your Relationship 236
17. Choosing the Sex of Your Baby 243
18. Premenstrual Syndrome: It's Not All in My Head? 252
19. Demystifying Menopause 260
20. Enriching Your Self-Esteem Through Knowledge
Epilogue to the Revised Edition:
The Women's Health Movement and the Missing Piece of the Puzzle 278
A. Troubleshooting Your Cycle: Expecting the Unexpected 291
B. Using FAM for Birth Control During Special Circumstances
(Stress, Breastfeeding, Premenopause, etc.) 333
C. Using FAM While Nursing Your Baby 341
D. The Contraceptive Effectiveness of Natural Birth Control 347
E. The Menstrual Cycle: A Summary of Events Through the
Use of a 28-Day Model 356
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