NFP Home Study

Learn how to use a method of NFP in your marriage in your own home from one of the following schools:

Billings Ovulation Method Association – USA (BOMA-USA)

P.O. Box 2135
St. Cloud, MN 56302
Website: www.boma-usa.org
(651) 699-8139
(320) 654-6486 FAX
Email: boma-usa@msn.com

• BOMA provides client education in the Billings Ovulation Method (BOM). BOM is a cervical mucus method created by the Drs. John and Evelyn Billings of Melbourne, Australia. BOMA-USA is the only authorized representative of the BOM in the United States.

• Distance learning for client education is provided through WOOMB-International at http://www.thebillingsovulationmethod.org. Multi-languages are available.
  

Couple to Couple League (CCL) P.O. Box 111184
Cincinnati, Ohio 45211-1184
or:
4290 Delhi Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Website: http://www.ccli.org
(513) 471-2000
(513) 557-2449 FAX
Email: ccli@ccli.org

• CCL provides client education in the Sympto-Thermal Method (STM). STM is a multi-indexed method. It teaches detection of cervical mucus, the Basal Body Temperature and cervical changes besides other secondary fertility symptoms.

• Client education (English and Spanish) is provided as a correspondence course via the US  Postal system. Client education is also offered in live Internet classes.
  

• Clients are supported through e-mail and phone contact.

Family of the Americas Foundation (FAM)P..O. Box 1170
Dunkirk, MD 20754
Website: http://www.familyplanning.net
(301) 627-3346 (301) 627-0847 FAX
Email: familyplanning@yahoo.com

• FAM provides client education in the cervical mucus method. This approach to NFP is founded on the work of the Drs. Billings.

• FAM offers a client correspondence course via the US Postal system. An interactive CD program is an added feature of this curriculum. The Spanish language and multi-languages are available.

Marquette University College of Nursing Institute for NFP (MINFP)P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
(414) 288-3838
(414) 288-1939 FAX
Website: http://www.marquette.edu/nursing/natural-family-planning/index.shtml
Email: richard.fehring@marquette.edu

• MINFP provides client education in the Marquette Model, a sympto-hormonal method of NFP. This method is similar to STM with the added feature of teaching electronic hormonal monitoring.

• MINFP offers on-line client education (English and Spanish). To learn the method see http://nfp.marquette.edu.
  

NFP International (NFPI)Website: http://www.nfpandmore.org

NFPI provides client education in the Cross-Check Method (also called "STM") at: http://www.nfpmandmore.org/nfphowto.shtml.

• Access to an NFP master teacher is via e-mail.

Northwest Family Services (NWFS)6200 SE King Road
Portland, OR 97222
Website: http://www.nwfs.org/
(503) 546-6377
(503) 546-9397 FAX
Email: service@nwfs.org

• NWFS provides client education in the Fertility Matters method ("STM"), a multi-indexed method of NFP that teaches the detection and interpretation of cervical mucus, basal-body temperature (BBT) and changes in the cervix. It also teaches how to interpret secondary signs of fertility.

• NWFS offers a client correspondence course via the US Postal system, a client Internet course and also a combination of correspondence and on-line education for clients who request both. 
  

• Spanish language education is available.

• A chart app. is available at no extra cost for Internet clients. All others will pay a one-time fee at time of purchase.

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