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FertilityCare Services

The FertilityCare program at Avera is based on the Creighton Model of Fertility Care, an international program used successfully worldwide for family planning and/or for management of gynecological problems.

FertilityCare...

  • Can increase an infertile couple’s chance of conceiving by 20-80%
  • Is 99.5% effective in spacing pregnancy
  • Can help your physician to better treat a variety of gynecological conditions
  • Infertility
  • Involves simple charting based on external observations
  • Can be used at every stage of a woman’s reproductive life, from the onset of menstruation through peri-menopause
  • Is the most acceptable method of family planning or infertility treatment according to the Catholic Church’s teaching
  • Encourages communication, respect and understanding between partners (couples using this method have a less than 2% divorce rate, compared with the national rate of more than 50%)
  • Is inexpensive; considerably less so than contraceptives, infertility treatments, or surgical options
  • Can be use throughout a woman’s reproductive lifespan with no side effects or complications that may result from using other methods

Barbara Giles, RN and Fertility Care Practitioner,
FertilityCare Centers of America

You can learn more at a FREE introductory session: Call (605) 322-4434 to register. Come with questions! Couples attend eight private follow-up sessions over the course of the next year following the introductory class. Financial scholarships are available. Cost may be covered by some insurance companies.