Crystal and all, I believe that the reason LAM is not being taught to women is that many health educators -- certainly not limited to any professional or demographical category, and including mil's -- believe that women do not want to adopt the kind of life-style that is necessary for it to be successful... their terminology, not mine. It is also linked to attitudes that are associated with breastfeeding... you can't sell LAM or breastfeeding, but their alternatives are good money-makers, and some would claim that chemicals are more conducive to maintaining the health status of mothers and babies than more natural approaches that are harder to control. You will see discussion of the effectiveness of LAM, and the importance of recognizing it as an alternative to other contraceptive methods, in Lactnet archives and in LLL literature. Actually, I think I'll go and offer a seminar at Planned Parenthood... bet people will be surprised by how much interest there really is in this method. (OTOH, nobody takes me seriously when I talk about family planning; don't know why LOL) Jo-Anne *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html