A Message from Toni Weschler
Welcome to TCOYF.com, the official companion site of my book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility. Here you’ll have access to a full-featured charting app, our vibrant TTC community, informative articles, and helpful tips and interesting tangents like the one below from yours truly!
Toni's Tips and Tangents
Sigh . . . here we go again.
I recently received yet another inquiry from a woman asking me about one of the scores of fertility apps currently flooding the internet. While I find most of the apps concerning, one in particular worries me the most. The developers claim it is the first FDA-approved birth control app that purports to tell you when you are safe for unprotected intercourse. And therein lies the problem. “FDA approved.” I’m loath to mention its name for fear that women will run out and download it without understanding its most serious pitfall, which I will get to in a minute. When I first decided to write Taking Charge of Your Fertility back in the Stone Age of 1995, the internet had yet [...]
Can YOU Say Irony?
I’m often asked if the Fertility Awareness Method is a good form of birth control for all women, but my answer is usually a surprising “No” — which, as you can imagine, often throws some for a loop. Since I’m clearly a huge advocate of a scientifically validated, natural method of contraception, why wouldn’t I want to shout its praises from the rooftops? The answer is actually quite simple: I believe that it’s incumbent upon all health professionals to tell the truth. And the truth is that there is no method of birth control that is perfect, and certainly none that are right for every woman. As with virtually all things in life, there are tradeoffs with every single one [...]
Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Are you unhappy with your current method of birth control? Or are you demoralized by your quest to have a baby? Do you also experience confusing signs and symptoms at various times in your cycle, but are frustrated by a lack of simple explanations?
This invaluable resource will help you find the answer to your questions while giving you amazing insights into your own body.
