The Ovulation Method: Natural Family Planning (Paperback)

~ John J. Billings (Author) "The first edition of this book, published in 1964, was given a distinctive title in order to emphasize that a new technique of determining the..." (more)
Key Phrases: infertile pattern, lubricative sensation, lubricative mucus, Basic Infertile Pattern, Ovulation Method, Temperature Method (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Liturgical Press; 5th edition (December 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814610110
• ISBN-13: 978-0814610114
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #674,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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107 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why did no one tell me about this Billings Method sooner?, June 20, 1999

By A Customer

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!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and quick, September 26, 2003

By A Customer

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!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Promotes the method but doesn't teach it, July 12, 2007

By	V. Brock (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.