Natural Family Planning

Foreword: All couples are encouraged to practice open-mindedness and discipline. Malice is
discouraged.

Why Natural Family Planning?

- Responsible parenthood
- Alternative to Artificial Family Planning which leads to common diseases for women

Billings Ovulation Method™ (Natural Fertility Awareness)

A natural way to:

 Appreciate menstrual cycle ● Achieve Pregnancy
 Postpone Pregnancy ● Monitor Reproductive Health

It easy to learn, applicable to every woman, natural and simple to use, no drugs or devices,
no side effects, reliable, morally acceptable to all cultures.

The purpose of the Billings Ovulation Method™ is to identify the short period of
fertility in each cycle by observing the cervical mucus pattern.

Prerequisites in achieving pregnancy: Healthy sperm & Unblocked fallopian tubes.

As the egg ripens it produces rising levels of estrogen. This estrogen acts on the cervix to
produce fertile slippery mucus. How do women know when she is producing cervical mucus
which indicates impending ovulation?

Keeping a Record from Menstrual Cycle

1. Observations made at the vulva as the woman goes about her normal daily activities
No internal examination.
2. Most fertile characteristic of day recorded each evening.
3. One or two words recorded to describe sensation and appearance. Colored stamps or
symbols used on chart.

The Cycle
Menstruation - Red
Dry (Nothing is felt, nothing is seen) - Green
Change in sensation (no longer dry) - Yellow
Mucus progressively changing to wet, slippery sensation - Yellow
Last day of slippery sensation and increased sensitivity - Green
(no Lubricative sensation)