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Knowledge empowering women

byStaff writers
13 October 2014
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SINCE time began, women have been looking for the perfect’ way to plan their families.

There have been a great many developments since the first modern contraceptives became available, still the search continues.

Women, who for years accepted hormonal contraceptives as the norm, are reconsidering their options in the light of health concerns about chemical side effects.

Many women are seeking a natural way to regulate or space pregnancies.

 Just as contraceptive methods have advanced, so too have modern natural methods, such as the Billings Ovulation Method.

As well as being 99 per cent effective in avoiding pregnancy and free from side effects, the Billings Ovulation Method is proving to be valuable for couples wishing to have that longed for baby.

A study of the effectiveness of the Billings Ovulation Method in helping couples to achieve showed pregnancies in 278 out of 358 couples, an overall success rate of 78 per cent.

Some of these couples were classed as sub-fertile or infertile and had previously failed to become pregnant using IVF technology.

On average, couples had been trying for a baby for 15 months.

After seeking help from a Billings teacher, the average time it took to become pregnant was only 4.7 months.

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A good method of family planning must always strengthen the bond between husband and wife.

Time and again Billings teachers are enriched because they see how much the Method enhances the respect and love between couples, which is the foundation for a happy marriage.

Another major benefit of this Method is the confidence and empowerment that a woman gains when she understands her body.

Research showed that only 18 per cent of couples said they had prior knowledge of the signs of fertility.

Knowing what is normal enables recognition of what is abnormal, and if necessary, prompts a woman to seek medical intervention early. As Dr Lyn Billings always said, ”This is knowledge of her body that every woman ought to have.”

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