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The Real Reasons Ob/Gyns Don’t Like The Fertility Awareness Method
Let’s get real for a second: If you’re a woman of childbearing age trying to avoid pregnancy without the use of mainstream birth control and you’re looking to the established medical community for help, you’re up a creek without a paddle, as my grandmother would say.
By Gwen Farrell3 min read
Even now, “alternative” options like fertility awareness (no matter the amount of research or their actual efficacy) are still shunned for the most part by traditional gynecologists. There are a few reasons why Ob/Gyns don’t like the fertility awareness method (FAM), and they’re not because these healthcare professionals are putting your best interests first.