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About the Marquette Method
The Marquette Method is a type of natural family planning (NFP). Couples observe and track signs of fertility. Equipped with that information, couples can then change their behaviors to avoid or achieve pregnancy.
The Marquette Method uses two main indicators to determine fertility: cervical mucus observations and urinary hormone measurements. One or both signs are tracked based on user preference, and then combined with a simple protocol to determine the days pregnancy is possible.
LOVE YOUR SPOUSE FULLY
Using Natural Family Planning allows you to give yourself fully to your spouse without placing any barriers, whether chemical or physical, between each other. This means your love is authentic and respects the truth of the human person.
SIMPLIFY YOUR ROUTINE
The Marquette Method is simple to add to your routine, with a daily hormone test taking just 5 minutes each day. The simplicity doesn't compromise effectiveness, as the hormone testing protocol was shown to be 98% effective in typical use for avoiding pregnancy!
HELP ACHIEVE PREGNANCY
Charting your fertility will help you identify your most fertile days, and can reduce the time to achieve pregnancy, or help you time conception better. Knowing your peak in fertility can even give you a better estimate of your due date. If you have difficulty conceiving, the health data you have gathered may help you and your doctor get to the root cause.
KNOW YOUR HEALTH
Healthy cycles are a strong indicator of overall health. Some health issues can be identified in charting, and Marquette instructors, as healthcare professionals, are able to give you recommendations within their scope of practice and guide you on where to find medical treatment that respects your fertility.
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Theresa Sullivan, MSN, WHNP-BC, MMCP
Theresa has been teaching Marquette since 2020. She is a Board Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and works at Bella Health and Wellness in Englewood, CO. She is a 2014 graduate of Franciscan University and graduated from Frontier Nursing University in 2022 with her MSN. She loves integrating her passion for fertility awareness and NFP into her practice while helping women conceive and repair their hormones naturally. Theresa is a proud wife to Jordan and mother to Lucas, Josephine, and Blaise. Her favorite pastimes are spending time with her family, staying active by working out, climbing, and enjoying the outdoors, having game nights with friends, making her own Kombucha, and listening to podcasts on women's health and fertility.