Natural Family Planning Medical Contacts

Natural Family Planning
Coordinator: Alice Heinzen (click to email)
1-800-255-6226

Do You Need a Natural Family Planning Medical Professional?

Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a very effective way for couples to identify their fertile time to either create new life or postpone pregnancy. It works well in all reproductive categories and during all stages of a couple’s reproductive years. Most couples will be able to successfully and confidently apply NFP to their lives after taking a basic NFP class series and working with a trained instructor for 4 to 6 cycles.

There are couples, however, that because of menstrual irregularities will need additional assistance to use NFP effectively. If a woman experiences medical conditions such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, cysts, etc, NFP can still be used – but additional instruction and diagnostics will be needed. For these individuals, referrals are made to physicians or nurse practitioners that have specialized training in NaProTechnology. NaProTechnology is a new women’s health science, which has as its main principle to work cooperatively with a woman’s menstrual and fertility cycles. NaProTechnology is the first system to network family planning with reproductive and gynecological health monitoring and maintenance.

We are extremely blessed, as a Catholic Diocese, to have a number of medical professionals who understand NaProTechnology and can apply its principles and practice to couples with menstrual irregularities. These doctors and nurse practitioners are located throughout our 19 county area and will accept clients who contact them.

Fertility Care Centers

FertilityCare Program of St. Michael's Hospital
Plover, WI 54467 
Phone: (715) 341-2124
FAX: (715) 341-3096
e-mail: smhfertilitycarecenter@ministryhealth.org

FertilityCare Center of Marshfield - St. Joseph Hospital
Marshfield, WI 54449
Features NaProTECHNOLOGY®
Phone: (715) 387-9499
FAX: (715) 387-7310
e-mail: fertilitycare@stjosephs-marshfield.org

PHYSICIANS

Dr. Tom Connolly, D.O.  Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Marshfield Clinic-Weston Center
3501 Cranberry Boulevard
Weston, WI 54476
Phone: (715)393-1000

Dr. Connolly is board certified in obstetrics/gynecology, NFP friendly, and has attended the NaproTechnology surgical course sponsored by Creighton University and the Pope Paul VI Institute.

Dr. Lisa Jamison, M.D.  Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Rice Clinic – Stevens Point
Phone: (800) 201-8222
Phone 2: (715) 342-8222

Dr. Jamison, is a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist providing a Catholic approach to women's reproductive care, including Natural Family Planning. Dr. Jamison has completed the Medical Consultant Program through Pope Paul VI Institute in 2005.

Dr. Mary Kuehl, M.D.  Family Practice, Click on VIEW MEDICAL STAFF
Midelfort Clinic – Chippewa Falls
(715) 720-4483

Dr. l is a board certified Family Practitioner who provides prenatal care (no obstetrical deliveries), pediatric and adult medical care, including Natural Family Planning. She has completed the Medical Consultant Program through Pope Paul VI Institute in 1995.

Dr. Jacqueline Polus, M.D.  Family Practice
Pine Grove Family Practice – Eau Claire
(715) 834-2788

Dr. Jackie Polus is a Board Certified Family Practitioner who strives to offer morally acceptable healthcare to all patients.  She completed the Medical Consultant program through Pope Paul VI Institute in 1995.

Dr. Louise Smyth, M.D. CCFP, ABFP,FCMC 
Fertility Care Center
St. Michael Hospital
2831 Post Road, Unit 2
Plover, WI 54467 
Phone: 715-341-2124
FAX: 715-341-3096
e-mail: smhfertilitycarecenter@ministryhealth.org

Dr. Smyth was born and raised in Saskatoon, SK Canada. She trained at the University of Calgary, School of Medicine and completed her Family Practice Residency at the Plains Health Center in Regina SK.

Dr. Smyth is board certified in family medicine with the College of Family Practice of Canada and the American Board of Family Medicine. She is trained and certified in the practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY through the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction and Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.

Her past work experience includes nearly twenty years of emergency medicine in Northern Alberta, Waupaca and Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Dr. Smyth began her employment with St. Michael's Hospital in 1999. She was instrumental in establishing the FertilityCare Center of Saint Michael's hospital in 1999. This Center offers a unique and natural approach to women's health.

Kimberly J. Couri DO ABFP,FCMC.
Fertility Care Center
St. Michael Hospital
2831 Post Road, Unit 2
Plover, WI 54467 
Phone: 715-341-2124
FAX: 715-341-3096
e-mail: smhfertilitycarecenter@ministryhealth.org

Dr. Couri was born and raised in the Chicago area. She trained at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, An internship at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois was followed by a Family Practice Residency at Bon Secour Hospital in Michigan.

Dr. Couri is board certified by the American Academy of Family Medicine. She is trained and certified in the practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY through the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction and Creighton University in Omaha NB. This training qualifies her to provide a comprehensive approach to women's reproductive health issues.

Her past work experiences include urgent care, group family practice caring for Obstetric patients, educational instruction of Family Practice residents at Bon Secours Hospital in Michigan and at St. Francis Hospital in Illinois.

FERTILITY CARE PRACTITIONERS

Julie A. Smith FNP
Franciscan Skemp: Center for Women’s Health – La Crosse
(608) 791-9891

Julie Smith is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner who has a special interest in fertility care and women’s health.  She is an NFP-only provider who has completed the Medical Consultant Program through Pope Paul VI Institute in 2006.

Diane Olson, FCP
Coulee Region
392-4624
Call 392-4172 to register for an introduction to NAPRO TECHNOLOGY
Olson.Diane4@mayo.edu

FertilityCare Practitioner, Diane Olson, FCP, completed the practitioner program through the Pope Paul VI Institute for Reproductive Health in 2004 after receiving her Bachelor’s degree from UW-River Falls. Diane worked at the Twin Cities FertilityCare Center until relocating back to the La Crosse area. She is very happy to be able to offer these services to couples in the Coulee Region.

It is no longer necessary for women with cycling irregularities to think that the pill or another form of hormones is the only option open to them. Contacting any of these physicians or nurse practitioners will provide medical options that stem from a natural foundation. In many cases, NaProTechnology options may prove to be more effective than the standard protocols offered by other doctors.

For more information on NaProTechnology please go on line to: www.naprotechnology.com or call the NFP office for the Diocese at 800-255-6226.