Billings ovulation method.Rome--Dr. James B. Brown, world-renowned endocrinologist, has published a new study on human reproduction, ovarian ovarian /ovar·i·an/ (o-var´e-an) pertaining to an ovary or ovaries. ovarian pertaining to an ovary. ovarian agenesis activity, fertility, and natural family planning natural family planning Biological birth control Any FP that does not rely on artificial agents–eg, OCs, 'morning-after' pill, spermicidal foam, RU-486 or devices–eg, condoms, diaphragms, IUDs to prevent conception Methods Rhythm–calendar method, . Brown was involved in practically every major development in reproduction from the 1940s to his retirement in 1985. He worked with Drs. Evelyn and John Billings Dr. John Billings AM (5 March 1918–1 April 2007) was an Australian doctor who pioneered the natural method of family planning known variously as the Billings Ovulation Method, the Ovulation Method, or the Billings Method. in the verification of the reliability of the Billings Ovulation Method The Billings ovulation method (BOM) is a method which women use to monitor their fertility, by identifying when they are fertile and when they are infertile during each menstrual cycle. , the most widely used and successful method of natural family planning today. Brown believes that "achieving the full potential of natural family planning is the greatest research challenge in human reproduction today and that the Billings Ovulation Method is the nearest to achieving this aim." The document is available online at http: //www.woomb.org/bom/science/ovarian.html (See the article by Dr. Billings in Catholic Insight, June 2000, pp. 30-35). |
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