FFP 362 | How Effective Are Fertility Awareness-Based Methods Really? | Dr. Marguerite Duane

Marguerite Duane, MD, MHA is a board-certified family physician and adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University. She is co-founder and executive director of FACTS, the Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science. She is trained as a Creighton Model, FEMM and NeoFertility medical consultant as well as a TeenSTAR educator. She also works with Modern Mobile Medicine, a direct primary care house calls-based medical practice that serves patients of all ages in the DC area.

Dr. Duane received her medical degree with recognition in primary care from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed her family medicine residency at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. She has previously served on the boards of both the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC). Dr. Duane balances her career as a teacher and Family Physician, with her role as a mother and wife.

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Topics discussed in today's episode:

• Why is Dr. Duane as passionate now about FAM than when she discovered it years ago

• Dr. Duane’s thoughts on how FAM is the only birth control method with no side effects

• The philosophy of allopathic medicine

• How doctors are trained about FAM and what women can expect when going to their female doctor

• The effectiveness of Fertility Awareness Methods

• The different methods of Fertility Awareness

• Dr. Duane’s thoughts on the challenges for women concerned with the effectiveness

• How to use the methods correctly

• What is most commonly quoted when it comes to FAM

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Resources mentioned:

• Facts About Fertility Conference
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship (FAMM) Class of 2021

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook

• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

Related podcasts & blog posts:

• FFP 285 | Finding a Medical Doctor Who Will Support You | Dr. Nathan Riley, MD
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 253 | Does Fertility Awareness Really Work? | Sarrah & Lisa
• FFP 250 | The Top 5 Myths About Fertility Awareness  | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 244 | The Truth About Using FAM for Birth Control | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 210 | The Complete Guide to Fertility Awareness | Jane Knight
• FFP 200 | Using Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Natural Birth Control | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 194 | How Effective Are Fertility Awareness-Based Methods…Really? | Dr. Marguerite Duane, MD
• FFP 158 | How Effective is Fertility Awareness? | The Marquette Method | Dr. Mary Lee Barron, PhD
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 132 | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Using FAM for Birth Control Successfully & Confidently | Emily & Lisa
• FFP 123 | Fertility Awareness Training for Physicians & Health Professionals | What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Fertility Awareness | Dr. Marguerite Duane

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

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