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YEAR: 1983

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Natural family planning: yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

AUTHORS

Billings JJ

SOURCE

International Review of Natural Family Planning. 1983;7(3):221-32.

ABSTRACT

Beginnings of the natural family planning (NFP) method are discussed. Since 1963, the authors have studied

physiological variants of the human female reproductive cycle. These studies show that cervical mucus is the most

reliable biological marker of ovulation, and of postovulatory infertility. In the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle,

sperm and ovum survival must be considered. The beginning of the fertile phase is marked biochemically by a rise

in estrogen level and symptomatically by the appearance of cervical mucus secretion, or changes in the

characteristics of the cervix mucus. A test "do-it-yourself kit" for use with NFP has been developed. The authors

conclude that 1) all women can be taught to recognize their own cervical mucus pattern and interpret it; and 2) the

correct approach in teaching the NFP method is to emphasize the Ovulation Method. Using the ovulation detection

method may also be useful in predetermining sex of children. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT5T 2020-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Natural family planning: yesterday, today, and tomorrow.",

is(are) Billings JJ. The source of this article is "International Review of Natural Family Planning. 1983;7(3):221-32.".

This article was published in 1983 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT5T 2020-06. All

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