Natural Family Planning Pioneer Josef Roetzer Dies

An Austrian doctor who studied more than 300,000 women’s fertility cycles in developing Natural Family Planning has died.
 
Oct. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- Millions of couples around the world are indebted to one of the pioneers of research into Natural Family Planning (NFP) who died Oct. 4. Dr. Josef Roetzer, of Austria, co-founded the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP, after studying 300,000 women’s fertility cycles.

“CCL (Couple to Couple League), other NFP programs, and couples worldwide are indebted to Dr. Roetzer for his tremendous body of work and tireless dedication,” stated the CCL International Facebook page. Dr. Roetzer, 91, was the official doctor in the State of Upper Austria in the 1950’s, and in 1986 he founded the Institute for Natural Family Planning.

He developed a natural and inexpensive method of avoiding pregnancy based on basal body temperature and cervical mucus, which are symptoms of ovulation. The method was also taught by Dr. Edward Keefe, a New York obstetrician in 1953.  

“Many people are unaware that an accurate picture of the woman’s fertility was developed sixty years ago,” said Monica Cassidy of the Couple to Couple League of Chicago. “The natural methods were available and were just as effective in avoiding pregnancy as the birth control pill, which did not come onto the scene until the early 1960s.”

Natural Family Planning Classes Taught

Classes in Natural Family Planning are taught in 17 locations in the Chicago metro area, including southeast Wisconsin and northeast Indiana. The next series of classes will begin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, Resurrection Medical Center, 7435 West Talcott Avenue, Chicago IL 60631, taught by Dave & Mona Cattapan.

To register, and for a list of classes throughout the U.S., go to CCL International at http://www.ccli.org, (800) 745-8252. Chicago area NFP information is at http://www.naturalfamilyplanningchicago.com.

The method taught is the Sympto-Thermal Method, which is also taught via CylePRO software. Sign up for a membership with the Couple to Couple League International at http://www.ccli.org, and receive “Family Foundations."

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The Couple to Couple League (CCL) is an international, Catholic, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching Natural Family Planning (NFP) to married and engaged couples. This news article is sponsored by the Chicago chapter of CCL International.
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