Learn EVERYTHING you need to SAFELY use the Symptothermal Method for natural birth control
“This program has allowed me to have the confidence to come off hormonal contraception and live my life knowing I have the knowledge to use charting as a natural contraception.”
-JESSICA
Discover who you are off hormones
Life’s too short to wonder if you could be feeling better off hormonal contraception
- Know if and when you are ovulating
- Interpret your cervical mucus with confidence
- Leave hormonal birth control side effects in the dust
- Accurately identify your fertile and infertile days for birth control
- Ditch condoms when it’s safe to do so!
Self-paced: Your learning journey, your way
- Work through each module in the comfort of your own home.
- Take the pressure off and learn at your own pace
- Come back to the content over and over with lifetime access
What’s included?
- 8 Weeks of educational content
- 20 separate modules
- 7 HOURS of video content
- 13 general knowledge quizzes
- 20 practice chart quizzes
- Printable paper charts
- Read Your Body app templates
- Facebook peer support group
- Lifetime access to course content
What will we be learning?
Reproductive anatomy
The menstrual cycle
Your fertility cycle
How the Symptothermal Method works
Quiz questions
Week Two
Deep dive into cervical mucus
How to observe and chart your cervical mucus
Understanding the two main categories of cervical mucus
Quiz questions
Week Three
Deep dive into basal body temperature (BBT)
How to observe and chart your BBT
How to confirm ovulation and close the fertile window
Quiz questions
Week Four
Types of non-menstrual bleeding
How to open the fertile window
How to use calculation rules
Quiz questions
Week Five
Deep dive into the cervix
How to observe and chart your cervix
Understanding secondary fertility signs
Understanding fertilisation, implantation and pregnancy
Practice chart quizzes
Week Six
Navigating your and your partners’ reproductive intentions
Options for the fertile window:
Internal and external condoms
Diaphragms
Cervical caps
Withdrawal
Personal lubricant and barrier method compatability
Emergency contraception options
Practice chart quizzes
Week 7
Practice chart quizzes
Week 8
Practice chart quizzes
LIFETIME ACCESS
Keep coming back to the content for as long as you need – the video modules will always be here.
Kirsty says
“I was feeling so lost prior to this on how to navigate safe sex while not being on hormonal contraceptions, that I tended to resort back to them and their negative side effects. I feel like I got to know myself on a much deeper level.”
Eloise says
“I’ve learnt so much & have felt empowered to not just learn things but put what I’ve learnt into practice. It has been so empowering learning more about my cycle & understanding more of what’s going on. Learning how to track & monitor my cycle & being able to use these skills as a contraceptive method has been so good for me & my partner.”
“I feel more confident in interpreting my cycle and understanding when I am ovulating – allowing me to actively prevent pregnancy – no artificial or harmful hormones required! Learning this method has increased communication with my partner and allowed us to both take a more active role in preventing pregnancy.”
Meet Your Instructor
Hey there! I’ll be here to guide you through each step of your learning journey. Across a total of seven hours of video content, you’ll get to know my friendly face as I break down these new concepts for you.
My name is Jessie Brebner, and I am a certified Symptothermal Method instructor. Since 2016 I have been passionately spreading awareness of the Symptothermal Method. I’ve seen first-hand how people’s lives are transformed with body literacy and I want that for you, too!
Each time you log in, you’ll join me in a new video module as we explore cervical mucus, basal body temperature, and natural contraception. Before you know it, you’ll be feeling confident, empowered and free from hormonal contraception side-effects.
I’ve charted over 60 of my own menstrual cycles, navigated conception, miscarriage, pregnancy and postpartum, and taught countless clients how to chart their own cycles for contraception since training with the Natural Family Planning Teachers Association in 2018-2019.
I’m also the creator of a range of beautiful charting journals and downloadable paper charts, and educational resource kits for healthcare providers.
When you choose to work with me, you’re working with a qualified, experienced educator who values evidence-based charting practices above all else.
I’m currently based on the Gold Coast of Australia, although I’m originally from New Zealand.
Discover the freedom of natural contraception
Caly says
“Jessie’s ability to simplify such a complex subject not only made it easier to understand but interesting & makes you realize how amazing & wonderful our bodies really are.”
“This program has allowed me to have the confidence to come off hormonal contraception and live my life knowing I have the knowledge to know my cycle and use charting as a natural contraception.”
“Jessie’s passion for empowering her clients through knowledge is evident in the course work. There’s no fluff or sway of personal opinions; just pure science backed up by recent studies that Jessie is more than happy to share with you.”
Eight weeks of educational content
Facebook peer support group
Lifetime access
20 learning modules……………$300
7 hours of video content……..$770
13 general quizzes……………….$260
20 practice charts………………..$400
Printable paper charts…………..$25TOTAL VALUE $1,785
“Until I came across Jessie’s natural contraceptive course I didn’t realise there was another way to take the power back & be in control of your own sex life/health…
…because let’s face it not all of us want kids, whether that’s just for now, or even ever.”
-CALY
Frequently asked questions
“I have some questions”
It’s normal to have a lot of questions when you’re considering using the Symptothermal Method for birth control!
Below, I’ve compiled a list of some of the most common questions I hear – scroll down to read through.
Calculation rules:
NFPTA-UK utilises a First Five Day Rule, an S-21 Rule and an S-20 Rule (and unofficially offers a Minus-8 Rule styled on Döering’s research and protocols). These are incrementally offered as users move through phases (first three cycles, cycles 4-6, cycles 7-12, and cycles 13 and onward). I find this can be overwhelming for new charters, so instead offer simplified conservative calculation rules closer to those of the Sensiplan protocol.
I follow NFPTA protocol and recommend you reserve unprotected sex to Phase 3 only during the first three menstrual cycles of learning. From the 4th menstrual cycle onward, you may choose from the First Five Day Rule or the S-20 Rule (pending certain important conditions are met). From the 13th menstrual cycle onward, you may apply the Minus 8 Rule (pending certain important conditions are met).
The calculation rules that I teach are based on historical Symptothermal Method protocols backed by modern research.
Basal body temperature
NFPTA allows for adjustments of temperatures taken at different times of the morning. I don’t teach this as I find it can be overwhelming for new users and may encourage BBT inaccuracies.
NFPTA does not provide an exception rule to cover fallback rises; I teach a Fallback Rise rule in accordance with historical Symptothermal Method protocols and this approach is backed by modern research on temperature monitoring.
NFPTA provides charts in a temperature scale of 0.05°C and require temperatures to be plotted between lines. NFPTA employ a visually raised coverline and do not provide a rounding guide for temperatures. I provide charts in a temperature scale of 0.1°C/0.2°F and temperatures can be plotted both between and on the lines. I recommend a coverline that is placed on the highest of the six lows and is not visually raised. I provide a rounding guide for temperatures to be rounded to the nearest 0.05°C/0.1°F as per historical research and guidelines for BBT charting.
Cervical mucus
NFPTA-UK have a cervical mucus classification system of three tiers (any mucus seen, wet/stretchy, clear/slippery). I do not teach these cervical mucus categories. Instead, I teach students how to record (in their own words) the visual characteristics of their cervical mucus, in addition to sensations at the vulva. Users then summarise these observations into a simple three-tier category of Dry, Non-Peak and Peak type observations. This classification system (Dry, Non-Peak and Peak) is based on historical Symptothermal Method protocols and backed by modern research. It is best suited to users in times of regular fertility and is less suited to those relying primarily on cervical mucus-only in the postpartum and perimenopause.
However, it’s important to keep in mind that this 99.6% figure is based on study participants who were working closely with a qualified instructor of the Sensiplan Symptothermal Method. Outside of this very particular scenario, no guarantees can be made about the effectiveness of the Symptothermal Method when learned through the Natural Contraception online course.
Why exactly is this? Although the effectiveness is very likely to be comparable based on the method rules, it cannot be guaranteed due to the fact that you are learning online (not in-person), with independently-created course materials that differ from those used in the studies mentioned. In addition, if you are taking the self-paced version of this course you are not having any 1:1 instructor input and are self-teaching yourself with the materials provided.
To read more about effectiveness, click here.
Finally, we know that to achieve the highest possible effectiveness with the Symptothermal Method we need to be able to do THREE things:
- Accurately observe and chart our fertility biomarkers.
- Accurately apply the rules of the method to open and close the fertile window.
- Modify our sexual behaviour during the fertile window.
For those who are able to accurately and consistently chart their cycles, apply the rules, and modify their sexual behaviour, the Symptothermal Method can be extremely effective.
However, consistency is key. All FABMs are highly unforgiving of imperfect use; by definition, if a mistake is made or a risk is taken it will result in unprotected intercourse during the fertile window of the menstrual cycle.
For this reason, it is important to take the learning process seriously if you are strongly trying to prevent pregnancy.
Do you have a question that I haven’t answered here?
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It’s time to work WITH your menstrual cycle, not against it.
Eight weeks of educational content
Facebook peer support group
Lifetime access
20 learning modules……………$300
7 hours of video content……..$770
13 general quizzes……………….$260
20 practice charts………………..$400
Printable paper charts…………..$25TOTAL VALUE $1,785
“Learning how to track and monitor my cycle and being able to use these skills as a contraceptive method has been so good for me and my partner.”