The Billings method of family planning: an assessment
Betts, K.
Studies in Family Planning 15(6 Part 1): 253-266
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-3665 PMID: 6515667 Document Number: 407499
The Billings/ovulation method is a periodic abstinence method of regulating births based on the client's interpretation of changing patterns in secretions of cervical mucus monitored by external self-examination. It was developed in Australia and is now widely promoted overseas. This paper outlines the method's recent history and goes on to discuss its physiological basis, its use-effectiveness as measured in a number of major trials, and some evidence concerning its general acceptability and applicability in family planning programs.
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