Natural methods of family planning, also called Fertility Awareness-based Methods, may be just what some women are looking for, but most physicians do not learn about them during medical school or residency training. Some dismiss Natural Family Planning as the “Rhythm or Calendar Method” and consider it ineffective, unaware of modern methods of Natural Family Planning which are much more precise and highly effective.
Hormonal contraceptives are an 8 billion dollar per year industry. This allows pharmaceutical companies to more widely promote and sell chemical products of family planning.
Serena Canada, as an organization which promotes Natural Family Planning, does not receive government funding. We rely on donations and volunteers to promote Natural Family Planning. Although we are working to educate professionals about the benefits of natural methods of family planning, we have limited means.
