Abstinence in Marriage | How to Address Irregular Cycles when Practicing NFP

With unpredictable menstrual cycles and having made a career commitment for the next two years, our listener wonders if she and her soon-to-be-husband should refrain from consumating their union.
Christopher and Wendy offer insights on Natural Family Planning, abstinence in marriage, and the Church's teaching on contraception.
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[@christiweber8201]

Love, love, love this! Especially Christopher and Wendy's comments from about the 10 minute mark to the end. Need a transcription of this to share!

[@colomba6637]

Hi, I would like to mention the billings ovulation method, which is based on observations of the cervical mucus patterns - and one of the wonderful aspects of it is that it teaches to positively recognise infertility - so Anna's situation, as it is, as it will develop, whatever her body decides to do next!, would be no problem. She would be taught to recognise her basic infertile pattern and the rules that allow her to see any potential fertility as and when it comes up. Then it is the couple's decision what to do with this potential fertility

[@sarahalderman3126]

She can but LH strip’s… I’ve been using them to predict ovulation along with progesterone strips and estro strips for about 20 years in my NFP modification’s for my marriage/family. We do have 9 children, but none were “accidental”. Please look into this as they’ve allowed me to use nfp despite also having chronic irregular cycle’s. Blessing’s!

[@huntsman528]

11:40 What is the basis of this? Where does it teach any of this in scripture?

[@franciscomendes3433]

Christopher, good night. I’m from Portugal, and me and my fiancé want to know better “Theology of the Body”and your videos would be a great add up to our knowledge. The problem is that English is not my fiancé’s forte, so I ask if you and your KZbin Channel, could put some legends, at least in Spanish. If you could, it would be awesome. God Bless you!

[@leekflower1]

Dr. Burke is my specialist in Toronto Ohio and I'm sure he would be able to point her in the right direction to get medical help.

[@sitka49]

6 months with out a period pretty extreme.

[@sarahalderman3126]

@@sitka49 not really, I’ve gone through such a period of time four separate times in my life, before my 40’s.

[@sitka49]

I'm not a doctor but...… what are fears ? Well I already have $100,000 ( student loans ) invested in my studies already. He's going to say screw that, I'm using a condom. Now lay heavy the guilt trip on him !

[@sarahalderman3126]

Yes in life there are consequences to every choice.

[@Sarachouska]

Well, they can use condoms for some time...

[@amask99]

According to the Catholic teaching, they cannot and you can find out more about why

[@Catholic-Perennialist]

Positive proof that NFP will make one psychotic.

[@Catholic-Perennialist]

@Mthf I have a motto: If it causes my family harm, it is not of God.

[@Catholic-Perennialist]

@Mthf I have read comments from men who will not recommend marriage to their own sons, because NFP reduces one's own wife to a temptress for a significant part of the month -- a burden not even born by priests and monks. All this torment on an issue the Bible never even mentions. Utterly Diabolic.

[@Catholic-Perennialist]

@Mthf That's precisely what my wife complained of. No one tells you this going in, but it really destroys intimacy. Needless to say, we no longer practice NFP.

[@Catholic-Perennialist]

@Mthf They're not really permitted to admit any deficiency in the method, because it is the only method permitted by Humanae Vitae. The encyclical treats women like a platonic absolute without any biological variation, and treats men like deviants for being unable forego relations for 10-14 days. It is far easier to just admit that the encyclical is in error.

[@m.935]

Irregular cycles, if not having an underlying medical condition, are caused mainly by obesity or being underweight (low fat and vegan diets). So instead of blaming it on the method, we should be responsible toward our bodies and admit what is really happening. Sometimes one sin leads to another, and if a woman is not healthy, it is best to put health above pleasure as a priority.