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The Ovulation Method: Natural Family Planning

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I learned the Billings Method from this book by Dr. John Billings and "The Billings Method" by his wife, Dr. Evelyn Billings, so that is why I like this book. The information changed my life because I can now know which act of intercourse can lead to pregnancy probably and which one cannot possibly do so in a natural way. The book has chapters on every stage of reproductive life e.g. breastfeeding, irregular cycles, regular or annovular cycles, when achieving pregnancy and when avoiding pregnancy. I want to share the information as it is ESSENTIAL for all women that has been hidden by special interest groups promoting contraception, probably...Women teaching women will change this.

I am impressed with the information about Dr. Evelyn Billings and her husband, Dr. John Billings. Together they travel the world teaching women how their cycles work in a simple, natural, effective, harmless way. Something sruck a chord in the basic core of my womanhood when I read that when the Billings were in Africa some of the older women in the tribes, such as the Luo tribe, had guessed the significance of the mucus secretion and used to tell the younger women, as they entered their reproductive age, in a special fertility ritual.

I enjoyed learning how scientific the method is. It is 98.5% effective according to the World Health Organization in 1978. Since then trials of the method have shown consistently low method related pregnancy rates..approaching zero in China and India while experiencing high continuation rates as couples are happy using the method!

The method fosters communication and harmony between a husband and wife, strengthens the family, the basic unit of society. It is becoming more and more popular as women realise the side effects of contraception and are returning to nature to look for the answers!

You can read this book in 30 minutes and understand it. After ordering this book I was recommended "Taking Charge of your Fertility" by a friend. Taking Charge is more complete but uses this information, however. By the time my amazon.com shipment arrived with the second book, I was already pregnant from the first time trying The Ovulation Method (we had tried to get pregnant approximately a year before getting this book). So read it. You can also use it to avoid getting pregnant. It works!

I have been on the Billings Ovulation Method for a few years now and beleive me, if you don't cheat it is 99.99% effective. The downfall to this method is that you are not suppose to know exactly how to use it without instruction. There are ways to contact these instructers that can guide you through the process for a fee. Check with your local womens center or life center, they can help. I was able to go through my training course right here in my home for thirty dollars, and you don't have to be Catholic to use it. Good luck to you.

PS.. I did get pregnant during the time of practicing this method but it is because we chose to cheat on my most fertile day. An Anniversary and a few drinks will impair judgement like that so be careful...lol

The ovulation book was great. The book was a good price, it was packed full of information and came with a chart and pleanty of stickers to get you and your spouse started on the wonderful journey of natural family planning.

This slim book promotes the Ovulation Method, profiling its advantages and utility. But it is not an instruction book. I'm only giving it three starts because although it's well-written I'm not sure who the intended audience is, or what group might find it useful.

For someone looking to learn a mucus-only method, I would look to "The Billings Method:Controlling Fertility Without Drugs or Devices" by Evelyn Billings. For someone just interested in any kind of fertility charting, not specifically a mucus-only method, I highly recommend Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler as the definitive book in this category.

This Book is great! And it works (When you follow the instuctions)!! My husband and I have been married for almost 2 years and we haven't gotten pregnant, but we have sex alot! It's nice to understand your body's schedule.

I was hoping that the book went into better detail. It did not help me. However, it was informative and an easy read.

I enjoyed the Ovulation Method Book. It really help me out to understand what I need to do in order to get pregnant.

This book is targeted towards Catholics and is based on research from the 1950's. It does not include the basal temperature method, one of the most important methods for tracking fertility patterns. Unless you are Catholic, I recommend getting another book on this topic, such as "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler.