Justisse User Guidebook -Table of Contents
Page 2 - The Justisse Method is a system for Fertility Management...
Page 3 - Why use The Justisse Method?
Page 4 - Learning The Basis of the Justisse Method
Page 5 - The Basis of the Justisse Method
Page 6 - Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology - In order to understand and use the Justisse Method you need to have an awareness of how your fertility works...
Page 7 - Cycle Variations - Your cycle begins with the first day of menstrual bleeding and ends the day before the next menstruation...
Page 8 - About the Ovarian Cycle - As your cycle unfolds certain events occur in the ovaries. This is called the ovarian cycle...
Page 9 - The Menstrual Cycle - The endometrial lining of the uterus goes through changes during what is known as the menstrual cycle...
Page 10 - Ovulation - Ovulation occurs on only one day in a cycle. It can not occur again after progesterone levels begin to rise...
Page 11 - Cervical Mucus - Cervical mucus appears prior to ovulation. Rising levels of estrogen stimulate the crypts lining the cervical canal to produce mucus...
Page 12 - The cervical mucus acts like a gate. The gate is open when the mucus is flowing, and sperm can enter the uterine cavity...
Page 13 - Cervical Changes - By doing self examinations of the cervix a woman may note changes in the cervix that correspond to her observations of cervical mucus and dry days....
Page 14 - Basal Body Temperature - Basal body temperature is the body’s baseline resting temperature...
Page 15 - Fertilization - Once ovulation occurs, if sperm are present, they will migrate from the cervical crypt toward the fallopian tubes...
Page 16 - Male Reproductive System - A man's fertility unfolds in a similar manner as a woman's. That is, the hypothalamus gland stimulates the pituitary to produce FSH and LH...
Page 17 - Preseminal Fluid / Contact Pregnancy - The man’s pre-ejaculatory (Preseminal) fluid is the equivalent of arousal fluid...
Page 18 - Checking for Mucus - The technique described here for observing mucus is the most effective for reliably defining days of fertility and infertility...
Page 19 - Checking for Mucus - Observational Checklist
Page 20 - 3 Steps in Checking Mucus "Soft"
Page 22 - Describing Sensations, Mucus Observations and Bleeding
Page 23 - The Three Sensations - Dry, Smooth, Lubrication
Page 24 - Observational Notations - Observational Notations are a code system designed to help you describe your observations...
Page 25 - Describing Sensations - Observational Notations
Page 26 - Describing Sensations - Describing Categories of Dry
Page 27 - Describing Sensations - Describing Categories of Lubricative Sensation Alone (Peak Mucus)
Page 28 - Describing Mucus that can be lifted off the tissue - Consistency and Color
Page 29 - Colour of Mucus - colors may be seen close to ovulation day accompanying mucus...
Page 30 - Sensation - Mark down the most fertile sensation you had that day in the space marked Sensation...
Page 31 - Photos of Mucus Observations - These photos are illustrative of the color and consistency of mucus observations...
Page 32 - Discharge Seen on Undergarments - Observations of mucus seen on undergarments, though not generally reliable, may be helpful...
Page 33 - Internal Examinations for Mucus - Internal examinations are not necessary, though in special circumstances they may be recommended...
Page 34 - Self Examination of the Cervix - For most women, confident identification of the mucus pattern is easily accomplished with observation...
Page 35 - Charting - Every woman's fertility follows a predictable pattern based on human physiology...
Page 36 - Charting - The inside of your Justisse Method chart contains spaces for the date the cycle began, the appropriately colored stamp...
Page 37 - Charting - There is space on your chart to record miscellaneous symptoms commonly associated with ovulation and/or menstruation...
Page 38 - BBT Shift - The preovulatory temperatures are low, and remain more or less the same...
Page 39 - Accomplishing Your Intentions With The Justisse Method...
Page 40 - When Theoretical Effectiveness to Avoid Pregnancy is Reduced...
Page 41 - Basic Charting Considerations - Do your observations regularly and accurately...
Page 42 - Regular and Accurate Observations - Do your observations regularly and accurately...
Page 43 - Daily charting at end of day and most fertile sign of day
Page 44 - When first starting to chart, avoid intercourse and alternative sex until you are confident...
Page 45 - Times of fertility - It is possible for cervical mucus to already be present on the moderate and heavy days...
Page 46 - Times of infertility - On the light and very light days the majority of the endometrial tissue and fluid has been shed...
Page 47 - Charting during stress or illness - It may happen that rising levels of estrogen are inhibited by stress, or illness...
Page 48 - Charting doubts or missing a day's charting...
Page 49 - Special infertility considerations - If there is concern about the man's sperm count or the viability of his sperm...
Page 50 - Breastfeeding - When totally breastfeeding, the first 56 days after the baby's birth are infertile...
Page 51 - A baseline may be drawn after observing a temperature shift...
Page 52 - Other Charting Considerations - Any woman experiencing a continuous discharge will need special attention...
Page 53 - Coming Off The Birth Control Pill - It takes at least six months after coming off the Birth Control Pill for a woman's body to heal...
Page 54 - Infertility - Generally infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy within one year. Infertility is a problem that is shared equally by women and men...
Page 55 - Breastfeeding - Prolactin is a hormone produced by both pregnant and breastfeeding women. Prolactin levels increase throughout pregnancy reaching their highest level just before birth...
Page 56 - Post Abortion or Miscarriage - Following an abortion or miscarriage, the hormone levels associated with pregnancy decline. Within five days they reach normal levels...
Perimenopause (Climacteric) - The perimenopause (climateric) is the normal physiological process of decreasing reproductive functioning at the end of a woman's reproductive years. . .
Menarche - The First Menstruation - Fertility exhibits itself at puberty with the onset of the first menstruation. Menarche will occur from 10-16 years of age. For several years after menarche there is a natural tendency for the menstrual cycle to vary. A young girl may experience the following . . .
What is a Healthy Menstrual Cycle? - The health of a woman's menstrual cycle is a mirror of her overall body health. If her cycle is not healthy then she is not healthy. A healthy menstrual cycle has the following features: . . .
Page 60 - Arousal Fluid - In women arousal fluid is a discharge that comes from the Bartholin's glands located just inside the vagina...
Page 61 - Semen Elimination Technique Following Intercourse (SET)
Page 62 - Sample Charts - These charts are samples of different types of cycles. Each woman's fertility has a unique expression...
Page 63 - Barrier Methods of Birth Control and Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM)
Page 64 - Other Methods of Natural Birth Control and Fertility Awareness...
Page 65 - Birth Control Other Methods - It is important to note that more pregnancies are prevented worldwide by breastfeeding than all methods of birth control combined...
Page 66 - Withdrawal (coitus interruptus / reservatus) - It is important to note that withdrawal remains the most used method of birth control worldwide...
Page 67 - Why More Health Care Practitioners Do Not Recommend Natural Birth Control...