Fertility Care through Creighton Model and NaProTechnology

Please note that a minimum of 2 months worth of charting with the Creighton Model is required before seeing Dr. Pranger for fertility evaluation. He needs the information from your chart to be able to determine what steps to take.

FertilityCare is...

It is a holistic medical system that empowers women and couples to make healthy  choices regarding their fertility. FertilityCare sees fertility as a normal healthy condition that ought not be suppressed or tampered with if it is functioning normally. FertilityCare can be used to meet a couple’s family planning needs, to manage abnormal gynecologic health, or treat couples with infertility or recurrent miscarriage.

Please note, this is NOT in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or manual intervention between the sperm and the egg. Rather, this is a way to recognize and implement tactics to aid in natural conception within sexual intercourse between a male and female. The Creighton Model teaches a way to gather information that aids in diagnosing and treating hormonal and reproductive conditions so that children can be conceived naturally.

Advantages 
• Natural – no artificial chemicals or devices. Cooperative with a woman’s natural cycle
• Scientifically proven effective to achieve or avoid pregnancy.
• A shared system between spouses – improving marital communication.
• Works with all cycle types: regular, irregular, long cycles, breastfeeding, pre-menopause and infertility.
• Aids in timing of fertility tests & treatment.

Effectiveness

AVOIDING PREGNANCY

METHOD EFFECTIVENESS (PERFECT USE)…..99.5%
USE EFFECTIVENESS (TYPICAL USE)…………96.8%

ACHIEVING PREGNANCY (COUPLES WITH NORMAL FERTILITY)
1ST CYCLE…………………………………………76%
BY 3RD CYCLE……………………………………90%
BY 6TH CYCLE……………………………………98%

EFFECTIVENESS OF CREIGHTON MODEL TO ACHIEVE PREGNANCY IN COUPLES WITH INFERTILITY (DEFINED AS NO PREGNANCY AFTER ONE YEAR)

WITH USE OF CREIGHTON MODEL ONLY…..76%
WITH CREIGHTON MODEL AND NAPROTECHNOLOGY MEDICAL TREATMENT……90%

*INFORMATION TAKEN FROM WWW.CREIGHTONMODEL.COM

NaProTECHNOLOGY

NaProTECHNOLOGY® (Natural Procreative Technology)  is a new women’s health science that monitors and maintains a woman’s reproductive and gynecological health. It provides medical and surgical treatments that cooperate completely with the reproductive system. The Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System is the foundation of NaProTechnology®. The Creighton Model FertilityCare™ chart  provides  information that can be interpreted by a woman and by the physicians who are specifically trained in this system.

Through NaProTechnology® women are able to obtain real help for their health issues including but not limited to:

• Infertility
• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
• Irregular Cycles
• Polycystic Ovarian Disease
• Hormonal Abnormalities
• Menstrual Cramps
• Repetitive Miscarriage
• Postpartum Depression
• Ovarian Cysts

Through NaProTechnology® the specific problem or problems in a person’s infertility can be identified. Dr. Pranger is able to work with you on developing a treatment plan which works cooperatively with the your individual cycle. Continued charting with the Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System is essential to assure this cooperation.

*Information taken from www.naprotechnology.com

Want to learn more, or don't know where to start?

The first step in understanding your fertility is to attend an introductory session with a FertilityCare practitioner (intro sessions located within Fiat Family Medicine).

The Introductory Session is a presentation reviewing the Creighton System and Naprotechnology. This system is a natural and cooperative method that allows for women/couples to meet their reproductive goals in a safe, effective, and inexpensive way. Women who utilize this service may be wanting to plan, space, or avoid pregnancy. Introductory Sessions are required by every client couple/individual before meeting for one-on-one follow-ups. The presentation contains general information regarding fertility indicators. It is only when the client couple/individual meets with the Practitioner that the couple/individual will be able to use this method effectively. Intro sessions are typically held on the first and third Monday evenings of each month.  

Please see Guiding Star’s Website to register for an intro session or contact their staff with any questions!

MercyOne Hospital for Lab & Radiology

 

At this time, our preferred location for Lab Work and Radiology is MercyOne Hospital. Their systems interface with our online health records so that we are able to see your results quickly and they are automatically loaded into your chart. We are still able to get lab results from other lab facilities in the area if your insurance requires it. Please be sure to let us know if your insurance requires a particular facility.

To the right is a picture of the MercyOne campus – For Lab testing or Radiology check in – use the Clinic Entrance, and turn left to get to the circle desk.