Do I need to see a Fertility Care Practitioner?
Hi all! I'm looking for opinions on if I should continue seeing my FertilityCare Practitioner. I don't have any problems with her, but I'm not sure she's giving me anything I don't know myself right now. Honestly, the only reason I want to go to my next appointment is so that I get more charts and stickers...but do I really need those?
I've been tracking with Creighton for over 5 years now, with great "success" in that I always knew what was going on in my cycle, even with PCOS. It didn't matter if my cycle was a normal 32 days or 90+, I knew when I ovulated each time and knew when my period was coming. I typically record my observations on my phone and then transfer them to the chart every few weeks. I like that it gives me a bird's eye view of the last few months but I don't need it for understanding my fertility day to day.
I've resumed visits with a doctor trained in both NaPro and FEMM to look into a recent uptick in erratic cycles. After a year of perfect cycles, I've had two that were more than 50 day again... but still, my FCP can't tell me anything about those that I don't already know. My doctor doesn't look at the charts since it's a virtual visit – I just tell him what's going on. I have done a lot of my own studying and have considered becoming certified myself, so I feel like I'm pretty knowledgeable about the hormones, possible treatments, etc. In our appointments, my FCP just looks over my charts and fixes the occasional sticker that I get wrong as I fill out my chart in bulk.
So yeah... what's the benefit of an FCP at this point? Is there a different way for me to get the bird's eye view that doesn't require an appointment every six months with somebody who is already booked full? I'm considering just making and printing my own chart and using colored pencils to fill it in each month. Would love to hear other people's thoughts and experiences!
Posted Aug 21, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC