The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY, 183-261, 2004
Chapter 15: Scientific Foundations of the CrMS
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- Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska. ROR
Abstract
The CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System (CrMS) rests on a decades-long body of research demonstrating that cervical mucus functions as a physiologically regulated biological valve, opening predictably at the periovulatory estrogen rise and closing in the post-Peak phase. Chapter 15 of Hilgers (2004) synthesizes hormonal, ultrasound, cytologic, and biophysical evidence to establish that a woman's external observation of her Peak Day reliably identifies the fertile window, and documents the system's effectiveness data for both achieving and avoiding pregnancy across a five-study meta-analysis of nearly 1,900 couples.
Topics
Fertility Awareness > Creighton Model FertilityCare System > Scientific FoundationsFertility Awareness > Cervical Mucus Biology > Biophysical Properties and Mucus TypingFertility Awareness > Peak Day > Hormonal and Ultrasound CorrelationNaProTECHNOLOGY > Observational Foundation > CrMS as Diagnostic PlatformResearch Methodology > Effectiveness Studies > Prospective Life-Table AnalysisMenstrual Cycle > Ovulatory Event > Periovulatory PhysiologyBody Literacy > Cycle Charting > Fertility Identification Methods
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Hilgers, T. W. (2004). Chapter 15: Scientific Foundations of the CrMS. *The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY*, 183-261.
Hilgers TW. Chapter 15: Scientific Foundations of the CrMS. The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY. 2004:183-261.