- Current Marital Status
- Single (put even if youโre dating)
- Engaged
- Married
- Current Reproductive Category(can put more than one)ย
- Postpartum breastfeeding
- Postpartum not breastfeeding
- Pre-Menopause (over 40 years of age)
- Post-hormonal birth control (within 1 year)ย
- Infertility (primary or secondary)
- Regular cycles (21-42 days long)
- Long/ Irregular cycles (over 42 days)
- Post-miscarriage (within 3 months)
- Post-abortive (within 3 months)
- Official or Suspected Diagnoses(can put more than one)ย
- PCOS
- Endometriosis
- Chronic illness
- Thyroid dysfunction
- Diabetes
- Autoimmune disorder
- Current Family Planning Intention
- TTA (try to avoid)
- TTC (try to conceive)
- Not sexually active
- Not actively trying to avoid or conceive
- Preferred means of avoiding/ spacing pregnancies
- NFP/ FABM (abstinence only during fertile periods)
- FAM (non-hormonal contraceptive measures used during fertile periods)
- Breastfeeding only (lactational amenorrhea method/ ecological breastfeeding)
- Religious affiliation if applicable
- What method youโre interested in(can put more than one category, do not put individual method names)ย
- Sympto-hormonal (Marquette, Boston Cross Check, FEMM)
- Sympto-thermal (Sensiplan, SymptoPro, Couple to Couple League, NFPTA, Justisse, TCOYF)
- Mucus-only (Creighton and Billings)
Welcome to the User Database!
If youโre trying to figure out which method will fit your needs and personality best, youโre in the right place. Each method is unique just like each individual woman and couple. The same method that is a great fit for one person may not be a good fit for another. And thatโs not a bad thing! But it doesnโt necessarily make a decision easy for you.ย ย
Well, thatโs precisely why we compiled our User Database!
This is a database of stories from real women, unfiltered and uncut, raw and honest, giving you the opportunity to see what different methods look like in real life. In our database, youโll find all kinds of different women:
- Someone whoโs single or dating and just wanting to get her feet wet. Someone in perimenopause or postpartum and needing help during a wonky period of fertility.ย
- Someone whoโs coming off birth control. Someone who had a surprise baby or two. Someone trying to identify the root cause of infertility. Someone whoโs suffered miscarriage.
- Someone who used their charts to talk to their doctors about other health issues. Someone who wants ALL the data and someone who just needs things cut and dry.ย
- And on and on.
Chances are that you have something in common with them, and that is just the kind of information you need to choose the best method for you!ย
Before you begin, we would like to note that we have not edited any of these profiles for content, nor have we fact checked them. We believe that it is important to provide you with real life perspectives and donโt want to censor individual experiences. Consequently, when you read these stories, understand that these are raw, individual experiences, and the information shared about methods or medical practice may not be officially accurate and are likely to vary from woman to woman.ย ย
We hope this resource helps you find the best method for the one and only unique YOU.
happy hunting!
– Emily & Mary
Youโll find a variety of options listed alphabetically in our checkbox filter down below. Hereโs how to use this feature:
- Check one or more of the boxes next to the option(s) that fit you best.
- Results are automatically displayed!
These categories are designed to help filter the user profiles that are most like you!
*On each individual profile, you’ll notice an array of adorable emojis giving you a quick-take description of each person. Click the question mark to find the emoji key. If you’re on a desktop and don’t see the key, try your cell phone.
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Jenelle’s User Questionnaire
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Helen H’s User Questionnaire
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Alissa W’s User Questionnaire
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Claire R’s User Questionnaire
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Melanie’s User Questionnaire
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Andrea K’s User Questionnaire
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Sarah B’s User Questionnaire
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Bridget’s User Questionnaire
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Amy’s User Questionnaire
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Need some examples?
- Emily is a mom of two surprise babies, is no longer breastfeeding, and needs to avoid a pregnancy for a bit. Her cycles are usually around 35 days long. Sheโs married and is interested in using charting to help treat her low functioning thyroid. Her husband isnโt interested in charting and her schedule with her toddlers is hectic, so she needs something simple, but that could give her options for cross checks as needed. Sheโs a practicing Catholic, and her faith is an important part of her life.
Emily would check: Married, Regular cycles, TTA, thyroid dysfunction, NFP/FABM, Catholic, Sympto-hormonal - Mary is dating and has extremely painful, heavy periods that interfere with her life. She doesnโt want to use birth control, so she needs a method with a strong medical component to help her diagnose and treat the root cause of her symptoms. Sheโs a practicing Catholic, and her faith is an important part of her life.
Mary could check: Single, endometriosis, not sexually active, Catholic
