Fertility Awareness Support Through Abortion
Before an Abortion: Knowledge of Gestational Age
Fertility Awareness can help you understand how far along you may be based on ovulation, not just your last period. This is especially helpful if your cycles are irregular. Knowing when you ovulated gives you a more accurate estimate of gestational age, information that can help in making timely and informed decisions regarding abortion methods.
Recognizing Early Pregnancy Through Your Chart
Charting can signal a possible pregnancy before you take a test. A continued temperature rise, changes in cervical fluid, or other unexpected shifts in your chart may prompt you to test early and take action sooner, which may expand your options and reduce medical complexity.
After an Abortion: Reconnecting With Your Cycle
Post-abortion, charting provides a gentle and empowering way to reconnect with your body and regain your cycle. You’ll be able to observe when fertility returns, how your cycle re-establishes itself, and if there are any changes to your menstrual patterns. This helps you make informed decisions about future contraception, fertility, and self-care.
A Tool for Compassionate, Informed Care
FAM is more than just a method of contraception. It’s a tool for making autonomous decisions about reproductive health and safety with agency and clarity. Whether you’re navigating abortion, contraception, or future fertility, charting can help you stay informed, grounded, and cared for in a way that honors your experience.
Herbalism x Fertility Awareness for Post Abortion Care
We talk a good deal about the right to have an abortion but not necessarily how to care for oneself after an abortion. Like most other menstrual issues, we don’t have many practices which support rest and recovery. Abortion is normal, but it is still an invasive procedure which can benefit from some awareness of what to expect, both during and afterwards. From the herbal toolbox we can use herbs that are nervines, anti-depressants, and adaptogenic in nature to assist in abortion care and recovery.