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The Billings Ovulation
Method is defined by several empirical rules developed over
a
sustained period of clinical research by Drs John and Evelyn
Billings. The research has been followed by numerous trials, the
most recent being a large scale trial
conducted in China.
The scientific basis of the Billings Ovulation
Method lies in the discoveries of two highly reputed scientists
who have made major contributions in their fields.
Emeritus Professor James Brown has
been responsible for fundamental work in the understanding of the
phenomenon of oestrus, major developments in human reproduction,
and in particular for the development of methods for measuring the
oestrogen and progesterone metabolites in urine. He developed the
Home Ovarian Monitor.
Brown collaborated with the Drs Billings during their years of
clinical research on the ovulation method. His findings and contributions
to the Billings Ovulation Method are described in the following
publication which can be accessed at this web site.
Brown James B,
Studies on Human Reproduction: Ovarian Activity and Fertility
and the Billings Ovulation Method, Ovulation Method Research
and Reference Centre of Australia, ISBN 0 908482 12 4.
Erik Odeblad: The second major scientific
work of relevance to the Billings Ovulation Method is that of Emeritus
Professor Erik Odeblad, Dept. of Medical Biophysics, University
of Umeå, Sweden, in his study of the secretions produced by the
cervix of the uterus during the menstrual cycle. It is the symptoms
and sensations produced at the vulva by these secretions which provide
the observations for the Billings Ovulation Method. The following
review paper by Erik Odeblad can be accessed at this web site.
Odeblad, Erik,
"The Discovery of Different Types of Cervical Mucus and the
Billings Ovulation Method", Bulletin of the Natural Family
Planning Council of Victoria, Vol 21, No. 3, September 1994.
A recent paper by Odeblad is:
Odeblad, E., "Investigations
on the Physiological Basis of Fertility Awareness", Bulletin of Ovulation Method Research and Reference Centre of Australia
Vol 29 Number 1 March 2002, pp 2-11.
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