NaProTechnology 1500-NPRT-S2

Fertility is a sign of the proper functioning of the human body, though of course it should be considered as the status of a married couple, not only a status of the certain individual. Difficulties in conceiving a child - like all abnormal physiological processes - have causes. The medical practitioner is required in this case to detect the cause of the pathology.
At the same time you need to be aware that infertility may be a culpable state, for example, a side effect of hormonal contraception or a result of sexual transmitted diseases. It may also be associated with decreased fertility based on age. Therefore fertility preservation should mean both avoiding potentially dangerous activities, as well as concern for the proper physiological functioning of the reproductive system. The mere suppression of disease symptoms cannot be treated as a basic direction for procreative medicine.
The actions harmful to health are not only defective from the point of view of medicine, but also of ethics, for the good of the patient has to be one of the basic rules of conduct. The moral evaluation of actions - including the assessment of professional integrity - can not have discretionary character.

Modern medicine is tainted by excessive entanglement with advanced technology, losing its knowledge of physiology. This is particularly marked in reproductive sphere, on the one hand handicapped by the use of hormonal drugs, on the other forced to non-physiological activity through artificial reproduction. Technical apparatus, although it may sound paradoxical, very often makes members of the medical staff to believe in indicators and parameters, in the same time losing from sight their mutual dependence in complex physiological processes. Much of the blame is on the system of education of young students of medicine, but also on general trend of the civilization, focused on highly advanced technology.
That results in errors and negligence in the diagnosis and therapy, which is - to put it in the perspective of ethics - a violation of the dignity and rights of the patient, whose welfare was to be the supreme law in medicine. It is impossible to diagnose properly the causes of the pathological condition, without knowledge and understanding of the physiology. The persistent violation of physiology and its principles is not a good medicine either. Medicine and ethics should - and not only in terms of protecting fertility - work together.

Explicitness of the ethical evaluation is not, contrary to appearances, a brake for science, medical science included. The truth about man and unequivocal identification of goodness, being the foundation for ethics - or at least personalistic ethics - allows for real concern for human welfare. Thus ethics becomes a beacon for science, including medicine, leading to better and better quality of service. At the same time it constantly puts high demands, allowing no "short cuts" in man's conduct.

Recognized by T.W. Hilgers ethical paradigm prompted him to undertake the work on the creation of an integrated system of care for human procreation in which the marriage is seen as an active and responsible partner in diagnostic and therapy. Starting from the Billings method, Hilgers and his team developed their own standardized method for observing fertility (Creighton Model FertilityCare System), allowing for effective support in diagnostics and therapy (NaProTechnology).

The lecture consists of three main parts corresponding to the three key elements for NaProTechnology. The first of these are the ethical principles that are at the basis of work by T.W. Hilgers, the second - the Creighton Model, and the third - NaProTechnology as a good medicine in the field of gynecological care. Presented contents are illustrative rather than instructional; gain competence in making observations in accordance with the principles of CrMS and running diagnostics/therapy in accordance with the principles NaProTechnology requires completion of the relevant specialized training and obtain certificates, regardless of the obvious requirement of a medical diploma in relation to people who want to deal with the treatment of patients.