Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) can be highly effective for avoiding pregnancy with no side effects.
No predictions or algorithms! Mark your own interpretations like peak day and temperature rise to chart with complete accuracy.
Endorsed by fertility awareness training institutes with official method settings templates and in-depth learning support.
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This app is amazing because it’s super clean and intuitive and not overwhelming, and yet it is highly customisable for whatever fertility awareness method you use. I seriously feel like crying because I’m so happy I found this.
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I'm completely satisfied with my RYB app and it perfectly meets my needs for charting my cycle following the Sensiplan method!
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I absolutely love the customisation of this app. All of the features are *well* worth the price. It's suitable for all types of charting needs regardless of the method. I have used TCOYF, Justisse and Marquette with ease.
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Choose
Choose a fertility awareness-based method (FABM) that matches your lifestyle, values & goals.
Learn
Learn the method with a certified educator or appropriate learning resource.
Chart
Chart your bodily signs to identify your fertile window with clarity and confidence.
Adapt
Adapt your sexual practices to effectively avoid or maximise chances of pregnancy.
Fertility awareness honours various social, ecological, health and faith-based values.
This includes after hormonal contraception / birth control, while living with PCOS, endometriosis, postpartum or approaching menopause.
Anticipate cyclical symptoms, needs and strengths to better plan and enjoy everyday activities.
Natural family
planning
Work with your body to effectively avoid or plan a pregnancy.
Fertility awareness honours various social, ecological, health and faith-based values.
Improve your
health
Understand what’s happening in your body at all times.
This includes after hormonal contraception / birth control, while living with PCOS, endometriosis, postpartum or approaching menopause.
Befriend your
cycles
Bring awareness to how you feel in different cycle phases.
Anticipate cyclical symptoms, needs and strengths to better plan and enjoy everyday activities.
Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) are backed by decades of scientific research. Peer-reviewed studies across multiple methods demonstrate up to 99% effectiveness for pregnancy avoidance with perfect use.
- General research about the fertile window: Wilcox et al., 1995
- Systematic review of the evidence base for FABMs: Urrutia & Polis, 2019
- Effectiveness of double-check sympto-thermal method: Frank-Herrmann et al., 2007
- Effectiveness of sympto-hormonal method: Fehring & Schneider, 2017
- Effectiveness of cervical mucus-only method: Bhargava et al., 1996
FEMM
Justisse
SymptoPro
Boston Cross Check
Billings
Marquette
FEMM
SymptoPro
NFPTA
Whole Mission (Marquette)
NFPTA
Justisse
The Well
Whole Mission (Marquette)
NFPTA
Justisse
The Well
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) are all ways of reading your body – that is to say observing, recording and interpreting bodily signs associated with the menstrual cycle.
The bodily signs you observe are scientifically validated biomarkers such as cervical fluid, temperature and at-home urinary hormone tests.
You record your daily observations in a simple table, graph or chart so this practice is often known as cycle charting.
You learn to interpret the patterns in your chart to identify your potentially fertile days each cycle and confirm ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovaries – a vital sign of health).
With the real-time insights from your unique cycle charts, you can take informed action to reach your family planning and health goals.
Read Your Body does not have an effectiveness rate because it’s a digital data recording and visualisation tool. It doesn’t include any predictions or auto-interpretations. It’s not a contraceptive device.
You can use Read Your Body to record daily observations of scientifically validated biomarkers like cervical fluid, temperature and hormone tests. You then interpret your unique patterns according to the guidelines of your chosen fertility awareness-based method.
Read Your Body allows you to chart with complete accuracy and puts responsibility for all outcomes in your hands.
Modern fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) supported by Read Your Body can be up to 99% effective for pregnancy avoidance with perfect use.
Actual effectiveness depends on your chosen method, understanding, motivation and practices. Various learning resources are available to support you!
Most fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) recommend abstinence on potentially fertile days if charting to avoid pregnancy but some are accepting of barriers, withdrawal and alternative sex. Please consult an educator to learn more – especially if you’re wanting to reach maximum effectiveness with your chosen method.
Read Your Body is warmly welcoming to people with diverse values, beliefs and practices. If you’re Catholic then you can choose to chart only intercourse in the app. Natural family planning (NFP) requires abstinence during the fertile window in line with Catholic teaching.
A full range of intimacy options is also available if needed (only displayed to those users who choose to see them) – these options include unprotected sex, condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, withdrawal, non-penetrative sex, other, solo pleasure, copper IUD, artificial insemination and sterilisation.
Different fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) suit different people, lifestyles, values and goals! Browse your options and learn about some key considerations when choosing a method here.