FertilityCare Practitioner (FCP)

A FertilityCare Practitioner (FCP) is a credentialed teacher of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System for individuals and couples. FCPs are not physicians. They teach clients to observe their cycle signs accurately and to keep a standard chart record. They also identify patterns that call for referral to a medical consultant.

FCPs complete the FertilityCare Practitioner Education Program. This program is a 13-month course. The American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals (AAFCP) accredits it.¹ Local teaching sites deliver the program. In the United States, these sites are affiliated with FertilityCare Centers of America. Elsewhere, they are affiliated with FertilityCare Centers International.²

Academy Certification is a separate credential from the course. The AAFCP grants it. A graduate earns the Certified FertilityCare Practitioner (CFCP) credential after a set period of supervised teaching.³²

The FCP role is the entry point into NaProTechnology care. A chart built over several cycles is the main clinical data the physician needs. Without it, a cycle-based diagnosis cannot proceed.

The FCP builds that record, and the physician interprets it. These are two separate roles, and both are necessary.⁴

FCPs help clients who want to achieve pregnancy or to space their pregnancies. They also help with health problems that respond to cycle charting. In all three cases, the role is the same.

The FCP teaches clients to observe the mucus cycle accurately. The FCP also supports consistent charting and shares chart findings with the care team. The FCP does not prescribe or diagnose. That role belongs to the NaProTechnology Medical Consultant.

Finding an FCP is usually the first step for couples who want Creighton Model-based care. The fertility chart the FCP helps build forms the foundation of the medical workup that follows.