ovulation method

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ovulation method

(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) another name for Billings method

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ovulation method - natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery

ovulation method of family planning

natural family planning - any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle

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The Sympto-thermal Method taught b) the Couple to Couple League in the US (ccli.org) and by the Serena Organization in Canada (serena.ca), as well as the Billings Method, an ovulation method developed by Dr.

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Her clinics use the Billings Ovulation Method, which relies on natural methods to help women conceive.

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Thank you, Gina Peterson, provisionally CCE through ALACE, certified Ovulation method instructor, and accredited LLL leader

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A prospective multicentre trial of the ovulation method of natural family planning.

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Physicians, or a nurse on their staff, can obtain training in an intensive 2-week course in the Creighton Model Ovulation Method. For more information, or to learn of FAM instructors in your area, call the Creighton program at 402-390-9168.