Learning the Justisse Method

This guide is designed for women to learn the basics of fertility awareness. It includes most of what you would learn in an introductory session with an HRHP: basic reproductive anatomy and physiology; and charting basics. For women with healthy cycles and who learn well from books this may be all you need.

It is clinically proven that women (or couples) who learn from an HRHP learn the method better and gain confidence more quickly. They are also more successful in achieving their intentions for using the Justisse method.

This guide cannot include the valuable personalized discussion time that introduction and follow-up with an HRHP provides. Women who have cycle difficulties or are coming off hormonal birth control will find working with an HRHP more helpful than learning on their own. They will also have the benefit of the HRHP helping them identify the nature of their cycle difficulties.

If you are using this guide for self instruction and are having difficulty, contact a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner (info@justisse.ca) for consultation and clarification. Instruction includes an introductory session and a series of 6-9 follow-ups.

An HRHP will provide you with an introductory session and several follow-ups. Each follow-up includes chart interpretation, review of method application, and individual reproductive health management. Some follow-ups include a quiz, use of pictures and sample charts from the guides, or the relaying of other information that may be necessary for a particular woman's situation.

Recommended Learning Schedule

Justisse Introductory Session

1st follow-up takes place 2-3 weeks after the Justisse Introductory Session.

2nd, 3rd, and 4th follow-ups are 2-3 weeks apart.

5th follow-up is five weeks later.

6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th occur at three month intervals.

After the 9th it is recommended to come in for follow-up every 9-18 months.

If you change your intention in using the method or reach a different reproductive stage, i.e. menopause, breastfeeding, or post-abortion, it is recommended you come in for a follow-up as soon as possible. If you are using the Justisse Method and decide to become sexually active for the first time or after a lengthy abstinence, it is recommended that you come in for a follow-up.

Some women gain confidence quicker than others. Some reproductive circumstances are easier to interpret than others. The schedule, therefore, is flexible. In the initial learning stages (that is from introductory session to the third follow-up) less time between follow-ups is recommended. As well, you may at anytime request a consultation with your Practitioner.

Experience has shown that those who delay early follow-ups have difficulty in their ability to interpret their cycles and thus their confidence will be lacking. Follow-ups are designed to discuss observations, questions, and concerns in order to affirm your interpretation of your chart and your observational skills. In the early learning stages if you wait too long between follow-ups many questions, doubts, and concerns go unaddressed. You may feel discouraged. Successful and confident use of the Justisse Method depends on careful mucus observations, accurate and consistent charting of mucus symptoms and temperature (if used), and follow-up with an HRHP.

Be patient with yourself in the early learning stages and do not hesitate to request assistance.