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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| post-ectopic pregnancy | 12/11/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I got married in April and since then my husband and I have been using NFP, which has been ... A: I'm very sorry for your loss. I hope all goes well for you the next time. I'd never heard about ... | ||
| Figuring out the Ovulation days | 12/9/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I'm 35 and been married for 6 years. Unfortunately my husband has infertility issues. He has been ... A: The best way to figure out when you are ovulating is to watch your fertility signs. That is what ... | ||
| night nursing and need to avoid pregnancy | 11/8/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I have a 19mo daughter who nurses 4-5 times per night. I just had a miscarriage and was told I ... A: It is more complicated to chart without periods and being awake several times during the night. You ... | ||
| Contraceptive/NFP | 10/27/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: My fiancee and I will be getting married in May 22, 2011. We just recently completed our Pre-Cana ... A: I thank you for taking the time and courage to ask this question. I have several concerns for you. ... | ||
| progesterone cream | 10/22/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: my cycle is 32 days. I ovulate at day 15. This cycle I had unprotected sex various times during and ... A: I think most home pregnancy tests are pretty reliable. Have you taken another one or gone back to ... | ||
| pre-conceive vitamins | 7/27/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I've been trying to figure out what vitamins should I take before trying to conceive. I got ... A: Those are really the important ones from what I've read. The fish oil is great and Vit D is very ... | ||
| Pregnancy test | 7/13/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: .I wanted to know if i can get a positive pregnancy test (pharmacy) 48 hours after unprotected sex ... A: From what you've told me, it doesn't appear to me that you could have gotten pregnant by the ... | ||
| Pregnancy test | 7/13/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: .I wanted to know if i can get a positive pregnancy test (pharmacy) 48 hours after unprotected sex ... A: It is not possible to have a positive pregnancy only 48 hours after unprotected sex. The window of ... | ||
| can i be pregnant? | 7/3/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am a 21year old female. My cycle is about 28-29 days. My period came almost a week early for the ... A: So, if your period started on May 29, then sex on June 5 was about the 8th day. Usually that is ... | ||
| Pregnancy? | 6/22/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: Brigid, My husband and I just started doing NFP. I'm currently on cycle day 24 in my 3rd month of ... A: Hmm. I think you should go shopping for a couple of days, take your mind of your thermometer! What ... | ||
| hi To Bridget Kowalczyk | 6/4/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: Hey Bridget,do u remember me its me Sunita from Nepal. i stayed with you as paying guest on willows ... A: Sunita!!!! I am so glad you found me. Are you still in New York? Call me anytime. My cell number ... | ||
| New to this & excited | 3/30/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am new to actually applying nfp methods which I got from the nfpandmore website. I think that I ... A: I can't really say much about your cervical mucus. I think you will just have to keep checking it ... | ||
| New to this & excited | 3/22/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am new to actually applying nfp methods which I got from the nfpandmore website. I think that I ... A: i"m sure that NFP will be a good choice for you but right now you have to get the chemical hormones ... | ||
| Option | 3/15/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I have been using birth control pills for almost 4 years. Lately I have heard more and more about ... A: Beronica: I hope you are well. I am writing again to remind you to consider the risks of the ... | ||
| disturbing period cycle dur to intercourse | 3/13/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am 29 years old married woman. I have been planning for baby since Jan 2009(although there were 5 ... A: http://www.seminalplasmaallergy.org/services.php The only information I could find indicated that ... | ||
| disturbing period cycle dur to intercourse | 3/12/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am 29 years old married woman. I have been planning for baby since Jan 2009(although there were 5 ... A: Shilpi: I recently watched a TV show about a couple with a similar problem. The wife was allergic ... | ||
| Thanks you..jasmine | 3/7/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: .i really dont know what to do or where to go from here i haven't yet told anyone else other than ... A: Jasmine: write to me at bak.aa47@gmail.com I live in Michigan USA but with the internet we can be ... | ||
| Thanks you..jasmine | 3/7/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: .i really dont know what to do or where to go from here i haven't yet told anyone else other than ... A: Jasmine: of course you are shocked! And it's not stupid to feel that way. I will support you in ... | ||
| pregnancy testing | 3/7/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ..i have two questions for you.......you see after ovulation your temperature may stay rise IF ... A: Jasmine: I think you are pregnant. I thought that when you told me that your temps had risen above ... | ||
| Could this be Decidual bleeding | 3/4/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: my question to you is if i have sex a week before my peroid is due and i concieved would i still get ... A: Usually, sex one week before your period is due will not result in pregnancy. But you have to be ... | ||
| Cervix position... | 3/4/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ..i have two questions for you.......you see after ovulation your temperature may stay rise IF ... A: Jasmine, I'm sorry but I don't have much experience with cervix signs. You are probably getting a ... | ||
| Taking my temps | 3/3/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ..i have two questions for you.......you see after ovulation your temperature may stay rise IF ... A: Without the history of taking your temps before this it is impossible to tell what is "normal" for ... | ||
| do I need contraception at 56? | 3/2/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I`m 56 have had slight period a few weeks ago and 1 at the end of December. Before that a heavy ... A: I would not think so. Since you've already gone 10 months with no period but now they have resumed ... | ||
| When did i overlate? | 2/23/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ..well basically my last period was on SATURDAY 6TH FEB 2010 i have a 28day cycle exactly! i do use ... A: Jasmine, you are still young, so even though you usually have a 28 day cycle there will be ... | ||
| When did i overlate? | 2/23/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ..well basically my last period was on SATURDAY 6TH FEB 2010 i have a 28day cycle exactly! i do use ... A: Jasmine: you can start taking your temperature immediately. The longer you gather information the ... | ||
| When did i overlate? | 2/22/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ..well basically my last period was on SATURDAY 6TH FEB 2010 i have a 28day cycle exactly! i do use ... A: Jasmine: I never recommend that a woman go on birth control. It's very damaging to your health, as ... | ||
| EBF and impact fertility/implantation | 1/18/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am 38 and recently weaned my 25 month old. I have had two cycles, 24 days apart which is a little ... A: If you start charting your cycles you will know when you ovulate. Since you are having your period ... | ||
| EBF and impact fertility/implantation | 1/8/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am 38 and recently weaned my 25 month old. I have had two cycles, 24 days apart which is a little ... A: the return of fertility can be very gradual or sudden. a period cycle that is only 24 days long is ... | ||
| From birth control to NFP | 1/6/2010 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: .im unshore if you cover this area of what im going to say however i think its worth a try and if ... A: WHAT IS NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING? Natural Family Planning (NFP) refers to the practice of avoiding or ... | ||
| Long Menstural Cycles | 12/28/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I had my first child this past Jan '09. Before I was pregnant my cycles were very irregular, between ... A: Too little progesterone makes the post-leutal phase short. That's the time between ovulation and ... | ||
| Long Menstural Cycles | 12/28/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I had my first child this past Jan '09. Before I was pregnant my cycles were very irregular, between ... A: I am not a medical doctor so I can't give you medical advice. I can give you my educated guess and ... | ||
| rhthym/timing methods | 12/16/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am interested in using the Rhythm method, inconjunction with the mucus method or even if necessary ... A: the benefits of practicing NFP (Natural Family Planning) is that there are very little risks, ... | ||
| Could I Be Pregnant? | 11/7/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: Okay My Cycle is 22 Days Every month. I'm Confused About When I might have ovulated Being that my ... A: Well, taking birth control pills for even a few days can really mess you up. You may have to wait ... | ||
| Could I Be Pregnant? | 11/7/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: Okay My Cycle is 22 Days Every month. I'm Confused About When I might have ovulated Being that my ... A: If your cycles are only 22 days, it is extremely unlikely that you are going to be able to get ... | ||
| progesterone cream | 10/26/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am using all natural progesterone cream to lengthen my leutal phase. Do you know if it can effect ... A: Symptoms of Luteal Phase Defect For many women, the subtle signs of LPD will go unnoticed until they ... | ||
| cervical mucous vs. rectal mucous | 9/1/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I am 21 and engaged. My fiance and I want to use NFP when we get married (in 9 months) and I have ... A: As you gain experience with your mucus symptoms and the patterns in your cycle, you will learn to ... | ||
| am i fertile | 8/28/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: I have been trying to get pregnant after my last depo shot in Sept 2008. started sprintec bc pills ... A: Depo has a reputation for messing up hormones and sometimes they don't get fixed for a long time. I ... | ||
| preg??????????? | 8/14/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: hi im 25age my last period was on 3rd-4th july09 i was expected my next on 3rd-4th august 09 but ... A: Any condom can break, but the general problem is that often they aren't in place early enough in the ... | ||
| preg??????????? | 8/13/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: hi im 25age my last period was on 3rd-4th july09 i was expected my next on 3rd-4th august 09 but ... A: Even condoms are not 100%, so I can't tell you that you are not pregnant, but a negative pregnancy ... | ||
| breastfeeding and trying NOT to get pregnant | 8/7/2009 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
| Q: ok, I'm on my 6th child in 8 years. While I breastfeed, I don't get my period BUT I get pregnant, 4 ... A: Breastfeeding will give you extended infertility but it has to be a certain kind of breastfeeding. ... | ||
Brigid Kowalczyk
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Natural Family Planning is a risk-free, safe, and economical alternative to chemical and barrier contraceptives. NFP is easy to understand, aids in fertility awareness for spacing children as well as increasing communication and assisting couples to conceive. I do not answer questions about other forms of birth control.
Experience
I like being able to help people find alternatives to artificial birth control. I am not a doctor or a medical person. I cannot answer medical questions.
Organizations
National Association of Legal Professionals, (NALS). Couple to Couple League (www.ccli.org - national organization for NFP)
Education/Credentials
Medical Assisting diploma, Bachelor of Arts, Associate of Applied Science in Legal Studies.
Awards and Honors
College graduate with high honors; high school graduate with highest honors;
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