title: Field trial of billings ovulation method of natural family planning.
abstract: There are couples with unmet family planning needs and couples who do not use any modern method, yet they desire to space or avoid pregnancies. Many of them look for safe and effective options like the natural family planning methods. The Billings Ovulation Method based on single index cervical mucus parameter is one such option. The present multicentre trial conducted in India has shown an encouraging use-effectiveness of the method, indicating method failure as low as 1.5 +/- 0.3 and use-failure 15.9 +/- 0.8 per 100 users at 21 months. The method continuation rates have also been as high as 88.3/100 users at 6 months and 52.0/100 users at 21 months.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Health and Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rohatgi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D002582:Cervix Mucus; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010061:Ovulation Detection / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy