ovulation method


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ovulation method

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(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) another name for Billings method
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Noun1.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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