Learn about your body, our work, and the issues we all face

as we labor together towards a culture of life.

For more information:

	Educational Resources
	FAQ's
	Medical News

Women's Health

www.helpher.org --  The website of the Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Research Foundation.

Breastfeeding:

• www.llli.org -- Website of La Leche League, with many resources for parents.

Family Planning

Marriage and a Theology of the Body:

• www.theologyofthebody.net

Natural Family Planning (NFP):

• The Couple to Couple League Sympto-Thermal Method NFP information.
  • December 12, 2007 News Release (.pdf) -- "Making NFP relevant:  ... CCL is now unveiling brand-new materials animated by modern technology and a more personal approach based on the timeless theology of Pope John Paul II."
  • Sample pages (.pdf) from the new Student Guide
  • CCL Fact Sheet (.pdf)
  • A look at the retraining program (.pdf)
  • Northern Virginia contact:  Gerri Laird -- Email:  gmlaird [at] catholicculture.org.  Phone: (703) 339-7261.
• The Billings Ovulation Method of NFP:
  • www.boma-usa.org
  • www.woomb.org
• The Creighton Model of NFP:
  • www.creightonmodel.com
  • www.fertilitycare.com
  • Northern Virginia contact:  Dr. Robert Conklin -- Email:  quovadis.lifecoach [at] gmail.com. Phone: (202) 320-8834
    

Infertility:

• NaProTECHNOLOGY  -- a pro-life approach to treating the conditions underlying infertility

• Assisted Reproductive Technologies -- An analytical article written by Drs. Anderson and Bruchalski (of Tepeyac) on the medical and bioethical challenges posed by artificial means of conception.  

Bioethics

General Links:

www.ncbi.org -- National Catholic Bioethics Center

www.cathmed.org - Catholic Medical Association

Contraception:

• Contraception: Why Not?  A transcript of the widely-distributed, influential lecture by Dr. Janet Smith

Sterilization:

• Tubal Ligation:  Some Questions and Answers by Keith Bower of the Couple to Couple League
• www.dontfixit.org -- information about vasectomies for men
• www.tubal-reversal.net -- information on reversing tubal ligation for women

Perinatal Hospice Families:

• www.benotafraid.net
  Includes resources, personal stories, etc.
• www.prenatalpartnersforlife.org
  Provides support and encouragement for carrying your child to term with an
  adverse fetal diagnosis as well as support for raising your child with special
  needs after birth.
• www.breastmilkproject.org
  Provides a way for mothers to donate their breast milk so that orphaned children in Africa and very sick children in the USA can be blessed by it and have a better chance at life.

 

NFP-Supportive Physicians

Finding an NFP-supportive physician:

• www.OMSoul.com:  a database of NFP-supportive and pro-life physicians across the United States and Canada
  

Continuing Medical Education (CME):

• CCL Physician Seminars:  Seminars from the Couple to Couple League fully accredited by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Divine Mercy Care

www.divinemercycare.org -- Divine Mercy Care (DMC):  In 2005, Tepeyac Family Center became a part of Divine Mercy Care, the non-profit Catholic healthcare organization for Northern Virginia.  The mission of DMC is to transform hearts through healthcare.

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