Is Fertility Awareness Method effective as birth control?

Is fertility awareness actually effective for birth control - or just a rebrand of the old “rhythm method”?

In this episode, we distinguish between the historical calendar-based rhythm method and the symptothermal method (what I teach at Earth Body) and get into some of the studies that support this method.

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Kate is a Fertility Awareness Educator passionate about body literacy at all stages of life. She is the founder of Earth Body, an online hub for classes in cycle health for individuals and holistic professionals. She currently serves as the head of the Research Committee at the Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals and brings a multidisciplinary background to this work with training in bodywork and horticulture in order to center the wholeness/nourishment of a client and their local ecosystem.

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