Dr. Karen Dalton had taken time off to raise her children, but said a light bulb came on after they were getting older and didn’t need as much hands-on attention. She always had a love for women’s health, but as “a primary care internist,” did not practice obstetrics and gynecology.
With another like-minded physician, she attended a type of medical retreat about human reproduction at the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha, Nebraska, and became trained and certified in natural procreative (NaPro) technology. “I learned things at the Pope Paul VI Institute about human reproduction, specifically the woman’s reproductive cycle, that I never learned in medical school in the ‘80s,” she said, “or if I had learned them, it was given such a quick overview that I don’t remember any of it.”
Dr. Karen Dalton
Dr. Dalton, who is licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota, now consults virtually with couples experiencing infertility. She recently joined “Practicing Catholic” radio show host Patrick Conley to describe the process, science and assistance offered by NaPro technology, which she said uses a woman’s natural cycle to help providers see any patterns of disease and determine the root cause of why a couple may be experiencing infertility.
Dr. Dalton encourages women to chart their monthly cycles. Sometimes answers can be simple, she said, such as a need to enhance mucus production, and others are more complicated. “But there’s a lot of things that we can do,” she said.
NaPro technology has very high success rates, she said. “When you look at the long-term effect … over two and three years as we work with women to help cure the underlying disease, things get better. Not to mention … that women feel better when you’re treating whatever their issue might be, helping their body be healthy.”
Sometimes, cases of unexplained fertility are caused by endometriosis, she said, which often requires surgical help. Or ovarian cysts need to be dissolved, or polycystic ovarian syndrome treated. And sometimes the issue is not with the woman, but with the man’s infertility issues, she said.
Dr. Dalton suggested two resources for starting research: 1) mycatholicdoctor.com, which lists NaPro technology practitioners by state, and 2) naprotechnology.com, which offers resources for practitioners and physicians, she said.
To learn more about NaPro technology and to hear the complete interview, tune in to the 9 p.m. July 29 “Practicing Catholic” show, which repeats at 1 p.m. July 30 and 2 p.m. July 31 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. Produced by Relevant Radio and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the latest show also includes interviews with Judy George, of Pietra Fitness and a member of the Curatio Health Care Apostolate, who offers hope to those experiencing chronic pain and illness, and those who care for them; and Father Richard Kunst, a priest of the Diocese of Duluth, a papal artifacts collector and an advisor to the History Channel’s program, “Pawn Stars.”
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