Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring Recent documents in Richard J Fehring en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:04:28 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/49 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/49 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:47:01 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/48 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/48 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:45:56 PDT D Sobush http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/47 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/47 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:44:32 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/46 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/46 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:43:05 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/45 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/45 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:41:32 PDT M Frenn http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/44 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/44 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:37:47 PDT S Riesch http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/43 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/43 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:33:15 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/42 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/42 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:30:00 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/41 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/41 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:29:03 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/40 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/40 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:27:40 PDT S Bristoll http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/39 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/39 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:06:09 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/38 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/38 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:04:08 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/37 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/37 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:03:05 PDT M Wake http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/36 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/36 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:00:49 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/35 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/35 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:59:57 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/34 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/34 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:58:50 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/33 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/33 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:57:20 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/32 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/32 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:55:42 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/31 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/31 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:54:33 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/30 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/30 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:47:15 PDT The purpose of this study was to compare the CUE Ovulation Predictor with the ovulation method in determining the fertile period. Eleven regularly ovulating women measured their salivary and vaginal electrical resistance (ER) with the CUE, observed their cervical-vaginal mucus, and measured their urine for a luteinizing hormone (LH) surge on a daily basis. Data from 21 menstrual cycles showed no statistical difference (T = 0.33, p = 0.63) between the CUE fertile period, which ranged from 5 to 10 days (mean = 6.7 days, SD = 1.6), and the fertile period of the ovulation method, which ranged from 4 to 9 days (mean = 6.5 days, SD = 2.0). The CUE has potential as an adjunctive device in the learning and use of natural family planning methods. Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/29 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/29 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:44:31 PDT Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/28 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/28 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:40:49 PDT The purpose of this pilot study was to correlate the three biologic markers of the Ovulon fertility monitor (a long-term predictive peak about 6 days before ovulation, a short-term predictive peak about 1 day before ovulation, and a nadir at the time of ovulation) with the peak in cervical mucus and the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in the urine. Ten volunteer subjects (mean age 30.2 years) monitored their cervical-vaginal mucus, the surge of LH in the urine with a home assay test, and their vaginal electrical readings (with Ovulon monitors) on a daily basis for one to four menstrual cycles. In 19 of the 21 cycles that indicated a LH surge, there was a strong positive correlation between the LH surge and the peak of cervical-vaginal mucus (r = 0.96, P ≤ .01), and between the LH surge and both the Ovulon nadir and Ovulon short-term predictive peak (r = 0.84, P ≤ .01), and a modest positive correlation between the long-term Ovulon predictive peak and the LH surge (r = 0.62, P ≤ .01). The time of optimal fertility as determined by the peak in cervical mucus, the LH surge, and the Ovulon was similar. The Ovulon has potential as a reusable device to help women determine their fertile period. Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/27 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/27 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:37:53 PDT Small hand-held microscopes have been developed for self-observation of salivary ferning patterns to detect the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle. The purpose of this study was to evaluate one such microscope, the Lady Free Biotester®, by comparing it with the self-observation of cervical-vaginal mucus and with the self-detection of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the urine. Twelve natural family planning teachers (average age 34.6 years) observed their cervical-vaginal mucus, tested their urine for LH, and observed salivary and cervical-vaginal mucus ferning patterns (with the Lady Free Biotester) for two menstrual cycles. Data indicated that there was a strong correlation between the LH in the urine and the peak in self-observed cervical-vaginal mucus ferning (r = 0.99, p ≤0.001) and salivary ferning (r = 0.98, p ≤0.001). However, it was difficult to assess the beginning and end of the fertile time based on the salivary ferning patterns. Further testing of salivary ferning patterns is recommended before widespread use of these devices for family planning. Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/26 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/26 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:35:19 PDT This study investigates religiosity, sexual activity, and sexual permissiveness among older adolescents. Eighty-two college students completed a survey that measured religiosity, sexual permissiveness, self-esteem, frequency of recent sexual encounters, and motivators for sexual activity or abstinence. Guilt, prayer, organized religious activity, and religious well-being predicted fewer sexual encounters. Orthodox beliefs, participation in organized religious activities, and highly-rated importance of faith predicted less permissive sexual attitudes. We conclude that guilt and religious activity can be good motivators for decreasing sexual encounters. We recommend that health practitioners encourage participation in religious activity among adolescents. Richard J. Fehring http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/25 http://works.bepress.com/richard_fehring/25 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:22:45 PDT The purpose of this study was to describe and assess certified nurse-midwives' (CNMs) knowledge and promotion of two modalities for child spacing, natural family-planning (NFP) and the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM). One thousand two hundred CNMs were randomly selected from a national membership list and mailed a 24-item questionnaire on NFP and LAM. Of the 514 respondents (42.8% return rate), 450 (87.5%) were currently practicing as CNMs. Respondents had an average age of 46 years, with an average of 10 years of practice. CNMs ranked NFP as the ninth most used and the eighth most effective family-planning method in their practice, with an average perceived method-effectiveness of 88% and use-effectiveness of 70%. Although most respondents felt somewhat prepared during their education program to provide NFP, only 22% would offer NFP as a family-planning option for child spacing. Richard J. Fehring