The developer of new fertility management software says it is
becoming the “new face” for natural family planning.
It can assist
couples in conceiving or in avoiding pregnancy and help Catholics live
their faith.
“FertileView strengthens marriages and supports the
natural order of God’s plan for marriage,” said Tim Boh, owner of the
Colorado-based software developer Novuscor.
Novuscor’s FertileView
software collects “very specific” information about ovulation and
fertility that allows women to understand “exactly what their bodies are
doing” in a way that is “uniquely supporting to the individual,” Boh
told CNA in a recent interview.
The program helps women and their
husbands structure their actions around their “fertility goals.”
Users of many fertility monitoring systems, in his view, feel like they are not engaged.
“They
don’t understand what they’re doing,” he said.
“We’ve created a process
by which people can have immediate feedback about themselves. That’s
the part, I think, that people get really excited about.”
The
FertileView software handles the interpretation portion of fertility
monitoring. Users only need to be trained in fertility observation. They
can enter the information into the program and don’t have to use the
“stickers and dots” of the standard natural family planning class.
“We can literally train people on our method in 45-50 minutes,” Boh said.
He
explained that the algorithm used for FertileView was “completely
tested” through user groups. It captures biomedical data for each user
and creates an individual cycle program for each woman and, if
necessary, for her doctors.
The more she uses FertileView, the more data is compiled about her cycle.
The
software pinpoints a woman’s ovulation and predicts the best time to
achieve pregnancy, helping to address fertility issues for both women
and men.
“FertileView is fantastic for couples struggling with fertility issues,” Boh said.
Novuscor did not anticipate the way men would become involved.
Novuscor did not anticipate the way men would become involved.
“We
just started to see how the men enjoyed taking part,” he said. “The men
really enjoy charting their spouses’ cycles. Most men don’t understand
how a woman’s body works to begin with.”
The software comes at a
time of widespread contraceptive use.
Despite Catholic teaching that
contraceptive use is sinful, Catholics appear to be contracepting at the
same rate as non-Catholics.
Although many people are contracepting, Boh said, “they’re not all happy about it either.”
“They just don’t think they have another option. They really do, they just don’t know it.”
Novuscor provides couples with individualized training and complete software support.
Catholic theology can be incorporated into the FertileView training, Boh noted.
Catholics
must be open to the fullness of God’s gifts and the possible conception
of children, he said. Married love is a means of “sanctifying grace.”
“Keeping
our Catholic families stable and healthy is a fundamental means of the
Church’s mission to save souls. The Church is here to help support holy
and healthy marriages, family life and to help families in any way that
the Church can.”
For more information, visit www.FertileView.com