Billings Method Procedure

Pre-Menopause

Pre-Menopause is a natural phenomenon. Woman is unique in that her reproductive capacity ends in middle life. The loss of fertility happens over a number of years, a time known as the climacteric (change of life). Knowledge gives assurance. With the Billings Ovulation Method the woman learns to interpret her natural signs of fertility through all her changing circumstances from puberty to menopause. This method of natural family planning engenders co-operation and respect between the woman and man. It develops love and concern for each other. The change of life may occupy 5 to 10 years or it may happen more quickly. A woman may experience a number of symptoms, including breast tenderness, dryness of vagina, urinary irritability, irregular bleeding, hot flushes, weight gain, anaemia, tiredness and irritability. The woman is encouraged to record her observations faithfully whereby a reliable assessment of the current state of her fertility or infertility can be made. The woman is assisted to recognize an increasing number of indications of infertility, and to perceive that many signs of fertility which existed previously are now only memories. The change in cycle length and the changes in the menstrual periods themselves are only part of the evidence.

The assistance of an accredited Billings Ovulation Method teacher is essential for the couple to gain understanding and confidence in the method at this time.

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