Prevent Pregnancy

There are just four simple rules of the Billings Ovulation Method™ to prevent pregnancy which you can apply in all circumstances and at all stages of your reproductive life:

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The Billings Ovulation Method™ is as effective as the oral contraceptive pill for preventing pregnancy and is more effective than IUDs, Condoms & diaphragms.

(John Murtagh, General Practice 5th ed, McGraw-Hill,2011).

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What People Are Saying

I left our appointment feeling empowered and in tune with my fertility. On reflection, I don’t think that I have ever left a sexual/women’s health appointment feeling that way.

— Marama, 26-year-old mother of two.

We have found Billings to be a healthy and natural way to avoid pregnancy. We have also found it valuable as it shares the responsibility, making it a team effort.

— Mary

I couldn't recommend the course highly enough! It's great information. Being taught by a tutor was far better than reading it in a book and gave me a better understanding, thank you.”

— Anna & Barry

I’ll always be grateful to my teacher for everything she taught me. I learnt so much about the menstrual cycle that I’d never even heard of. I am thankful for the learning and conversations I had with my teacher throughout my journey.

— Courtney, 27 years old.

Prevent Pregnancy Information

  • 10 Reasons to Use the Billings Ovulation Method™ to Prevent Pregnancy

    Fertility control should be reliable, harmless, immediately reversible, and inexpensive. It shouldn't detract from the pleasure of sex, and it should encourage a good emotional and sexual relationship between partners. Many women find the various methods of contraception available today to be unsatisfactory or unacceptable because they fail to tick one or more of these boxes. Find out how the Billings Ovulation Method™ ticks your boxes!

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  • 4 Simple Rules to Prevent Pregnancy

    There are just four simple rules of the Billings Ovulation Method™ to prevent pregnancy which you can apply in all circumstances and at all stages of your reproductive life

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  • Keeping a Record

    The most effective way of learning to recognise your individual pattern of fertility and infertility according to the mucus signals is to record your observations each day in a chart. The aim is to identify on any day whether sex could or could not result in pregnancy.

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  • Irregular Cycles? Stressed?

    You can have irregular cycles when you're stressed or ill, when you're breastfeeding, when you've stopped taking hormonal contraception, or when you're approaching menopause. Sometimes there is an underlying hormonal disorder or other problem that needs medical investigation.

    One of the benefits of the Billings Ovulation Method™ is that your chart doesn't need to be the same month after month. You just take one day at a time, deciding each day if what you've charted indicates infertility or possible fertility. Then you apply the guidelines, depending on whether you want to achieve or avoid pregnancy.

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  • Stopped taking hormonal contraception

    If you've stopped hormonal contraception you may not show signs of fertility for some weeks or months until your own hormones return to normal function. You may have regular bleeds but not observe the normal mucus changes indicating fertility. You may have long, irregular cycles with patches of mucus, but no recognisable Peak. These are signs that you haven't yet started ovulating again, or that your cervix hasn't recovered from the effect of the contraceptive and isn’t yet producing mucus which will support sperm. Your Billings Ovulation Method™ tutor will help you work out what is happening. If you've stopped contraception but still want to avoid pregnancy, it's simply a matter of charting accurately and correctly applying the Rules of the Billings Ovulation Method™.

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  • Approaching menopause?

    From about the age of fifty most women are infertile. The change from fertility to infertility is usually gradual, occurring over a number of years. During this time menstrual cycles often become extremely variable in length and mucus episodes less frequent.

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  • Helen

    My husband I have been using the Billings Ovulation Method™ now for 5 years both to achieve and to avoid pregnancy when necessary. We have found it beneficial for timing the conception of our children and also a way of strengthening our marriage through communication and sharing the responsibility of our fertility. As a woman, I feel empowered through getting to know my cycle and knowing that in using a natural method I am taking the best possible care of my body and our fertility as a couple.

  • Anna and Barry

    I couldn't recommend the course highly enough! It's great information. Being taught by a tutor was far better than reading it in a book and gave me a better understanding, thank you.

  • Mary

    We have found Billings to be a healthy and natural way to avoid pregnancy. We have also found it valuable as it shares the responsibility making it a team effort.

  • Reflection

    I left our appointment feeling empowered and in tune with my fertility.

    On reflection, I don’t think that I have ever left a sexual/women’s health appointment feeling that way. 

    — Marama, 26-year-old mother of two.

  • Courtney

    I’ll always be grateful to my teacher for everything she taught me. I learnt so much about the menstrual cycle that I’d never even heard of.  I am grateful for the learning and conversations I had with my teacher throughout my journey.

    — Courtney, 27 years old.

  • Maddie

    My husband and I learned the Billings Ovulation Method™ after the birth of our son because we wanted to postpone any pregnancies.
    Our teacher was fantastic and patient as we thoroughly learned the method with their guidance, to the point that we feel fully confident with our chart to either postpone or achieve a pregnancy.
    I would highly recommend this to anyone! I think it's so important to understand your body and your cycle, and I have found this incredibly helpful!

    — Maddie, 25 years old.