FEMM Education Levels (Teen, Adult, Medical)

FEMM Education Levels are the three learning tracks of the FEMM program: teen, adult, and medical. FEMM stands for Fertility Education and Medical Management. The tracks are teenFEMM, adult FEMM classes, and FEMM Medical Management. Each track teaches the same model of hormones and the menstrual cycle. Each one teaches it at a different depth for a different audience.¹

teenFEMM serves young women. It teaches how hormones drive the monthly cycle and how to track signs of health. It presents the cycle as a vital sign. Period pain, irregular cycles, and hormonal shifts are treated as signals about how the body functions. This approach builds body literacy early, long before family decisions arise.¹

Adult FEMM teaches women to chart their cycles. The method tracks cervical mucus each day. Many women also use urine test strips for luteinizing hormone (LH). LH rises sharply in a surge shortly before ovulation. Adult classes support health tracking, family planning, and fertility awareness. Women learn to recognize their own cycle patterns and to notice possible hormonal problems. They learn to discuss their health with a clinician using real data. When a couple wants to conceive, the partner can take part as well. Adult FEMM is where many women and couples begin fertility charting with FEMM.¹

FEMM Medical Management is the clinical track. Trained FEMM Medical Providers use chart data and laboratory tests timed to the cycle. They use this information to identify and treat hormonal and reproductive health problems. See FEMM Medical Management for the clinical detail and FEMM for the program overview. Together, the three levels form one path. The path runs from health education for teens, to cycle awareness for adults, to restorative clinical care. The Reproductive Health Research Institute conducts the research and training behind the program.¹