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Queen of Hearts - Theology of the Body & NaPro Retreats
Marie has been a health educator for 35 years. Since 2017, she has been presenting topics on Women's Health issues at local high schools, colleges and to young adult groups. Marie has also been invited on numerous occasions to deliver presentations to women at retreat centers in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, focused on Theology of the Body (TOB). She has become somewhat well-known as a TOB speaker within the community.
In 2016, Marie completed the Certified Fertility Care Practitioner (CFCP) program through the St. Paul VI Institute, and she has consistently met the requirements biannually for the rigorous re-certification process. For the last nine years, Marie has met with women to provide one-to-one educational sessions to help them understand their bodies and identify cycle abnormalities in their menstrual cycles.
Marie especially enjoys working with young female athletes. She has coached multiple team sports at the high school and collegiate level. Listen to Sam Kelly's interview with Marie here on the Fierce Athlete Podcast.
More Great Videos for Everyone (click image to view)
What is the Creighton Model System?
Leah Collins, RN, BSN, FCPI and her Beautiful Testimony
Intro Video to the New Series “Women Healed”
Dr. Gavin Puthoff, MD from the Veritas Fertility and Surgery Center in St. Louis, MO explains the Creighton Model System in very simple terms.
Intro Video to the New Series “Women Healed”
Leah Collins, RN, BSN, FCPI and her Beautiful Testimony
Intro Video to the New Series “Women Healed”
Marise Frangie OFS, CFCP FCPE faculty at the St. Paul VI Institute and owner of the Cedar of Lebanon FertilityCare™ Center tells about the series "Women Healed"
Leah Collins, RN, BSN, FCPI and her Beautiful Testimony
Leah Collins, RN, BSN, FCPI and her Beautiful Testimony
Leah Collins, RN, BSN, FCPI and her Beautiful Testimony
Marise Frangie interviews Leah, who was born with "Uterus Didelphys" (a double uterus). Leah shares her struggles with recurrent miscarriages, which ultimately led her to becoming a CrMS Practitioner.
Introduction to NaProTechnology - Gynecological & Obstetrical Care
Please join Sharon as she presents an introductory lecture on NaProTechnology (Natural Procreative Technology), which is the medical and surgical practice where a provider (physician, PA or NP) undergoes a unique training program to learn how to diagnose and treat many conditions seen in women’s health, including but not limited to: infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, polycystic ovarian syndrome, premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and perimenopause. The audience for this presentation was mostly non-medically trained persons, so this will be easy for everyone to understand. Click here to view the lecture.
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Research at St. Paul VI Institute-Causes of Infertility (660 couples)
Queen of Hearts Fertility Care & NaPro Technology Brochure
Queen of Hearts Fertility Care & NaPro Technology Brochure
Claire Gilmore, MS, CNS, LDN
Certified Nutrition Specialist, Licensed Dietitian
If you are looking for a partner to help you do a deep-dive into the root causes of your irregular, painful, or absent cycles and optimize your reproductive overall health and fertility for conception or as a single woman to improve overall wellbeing, I can help!
As a wife and mom to two girls, I love practicing nutrition for women’s health, particularly when it comes to eating to support hormone and thyroid health, blood-sugar balance, fertility, pre-conception through postpartum recovery, and breastfeeding. I also have years of experience in research, writing, and analyzing gaps in current nutrition guidelines, especially in the field of preconception and prenatal nutrition, and am passionate about sharing truly evidenced-based recommendations founded in sound research in practice.
Our Catholic faith inspires my passion for a holistic (“whole person”) nutrition approach that encompasses the whole person: body, mind, and soul. This means using a functional and integrative approach to address not only your nutrition, but do a deep dive into other root lifestyle factors that are essential for balanced mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
When it comes to your food, I’ll help you figure out how to eat foods you love with a casual and flexible attitude that maximizes both nourishment and food freedom for long-term success.
Claire sees patients through MyCatholicDoctor. Book online here.
What will the NaPro appointment be like?
Your appointments at MyCatholicDoctor with me will be one FULL HOUR in length. Generally speaking, NaPro appts will follow a typical protocol as outlined below. However, every individual is different and your situation may warrant a more expeditious process. Please know, the Creighton Model System (CrMS) is very important. Your CrMS chart will help direct me to what diagnostic tests and imaging tests should be done and what treatment plan would be most appropriate.
First Appt: I will take a comprehensive medical history and provide you with education about normal healthy reproduction and oftentimes about a condition I suspect you may have after we have talked a while.
I will order a pelvic ultrasound which I will ask you to schedule on day 5 of your next menstrual cycle. I will order a series of laboratory tests. Click the "laboratory tests" button below to learn more.
You will be asked to begin charting your menstrual cycles using the Creighton Model System (CrMS). Please choose a Fertility Care Practitioner (FCP) by clicking the "Fertility Care Practitioners webpage" button below to learn more about scheduling an Introductory Session to get started.
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Second Appt: You will be asked to return to the office in 2 mos for a follow-up appointment to review the results of your imaging and laboratory tests. Together we will also review your Creighton Model System (CrMS ) chart to look for specific biomarkers which will help me make a diagnosis.
Please upload an image of your CrMS chart two days prior to all follow up visits and send to me via the portal.
Please add the length of your post-peak phase and your mucus cycle score (MCS) to the R-hand margin of the chart. Your Fertility Care Practitioner (FCP) will calculate your MCS for you.
During this appointment, you may be asked to begin some supplements and/or medications. We will also discuss drawing a full set of hormone panels. We will make a decision if you should have a peri-ovulatory estradiol panel, a post-Peak estradiol & progesterone panel, or both panels.
Hormone Panels:
- Peri ovulatory estradiol panel: start on CD8, go to the lab EOD for an estradiol draw, until you have one draw post-peak.
- post-Peak estradiol and progesterone panel: P+3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. See Handout #3 on the the Patient Handout webpage.
- Hormone panels require 2 mos of CrMS charting AND the patient must be able to confidently identify her Peak day.
Many patients will be asked to consider working with a dietitian or a nutritionist to help optimize your reproductive health. Oftentimes I may also recommend a Psychotherapist or Health Coach to help with anxiety, depression and or disordered eating habits. Oftentimes I may also recommend a mental health appointment to help with anxiety, depression and/or disordered eating.
Third Appt: You will return to the office in 2 mos to review the results of your hormone panels as well as the biomarkers on your CrMS chart. Most often at this time I will have made one or more more diagnoses to identify the root cause of your symptoms. Together we will discuss a treatment plan, which will be implemented.
Follow Up Appts: You will return to the office every 2 mos. During this time, I will conduct a comprehensive medical interview to ensure your symptoms have resolved, and to ensure you are responding well and not having any negative responses to the management plan. Depending on the individual patient and your individual diagnosis, I may need to monitor your progress with serial laboratory tests and/or serial imaging.
After 6 -9 months: If medical management has not been successful, it is likely you may wish to move forward with a diagnostic laparoscopy. However, this would be your personal decision after we discussed benefits vs risks for your individual case. All surgeries present risks, which can sometimes be serious. Oftentimes, we will have identified additional medical conditions which are treatable with supplements and/or medications. Therefore, discuss if you would like to be referred to NaPro surgeon. On occasion, I may come to know a surgical evaluation will be of benefit to you earlier on in this process, and an expedited surgical referral will have been recommended. NaPro surgeons typically book out 5 mos to 18 mos. At any time, if you feel you would like an expedited surgical referral, please feel free to discuss this with me.
Please review my laparoscopy page. You will notice NaPro surgeries are done very differently as compared to laparoscopies done by mainstream medicine surgeons. We use a near contact approach and a near adhesion-free technique", which has been described as pelvic surgery of the pelvis.
At any point in time, if a diagnosis has been made, treatment initiated, and/or you are satisfied with the medical management we have implemented, you can schedule annual or biannual visits, per your choice.