Billings has had 100% success

by Letters Editor · Published September 27, 2012 · Updated September 25, 2012

From Sam Russell, Johannesburg

Thank you so much, A Haylett (September 5), for raising concern over Natural Family Planning (NFP) statistics.

There are many misconceptions surrounding NFP.

The most important factors that need to be considered are:

1. Not all types of NFP are equally scientific, or successful.

2. To be accurate, each method�s success should be quoted individually according to the method trials specific to that method.

3. All success statistics relate to how the method was taught.

An important point to remember is that there is a difference between �method effectiveness” and �user effectiveness�, ie if the couple chooses to push the boundaries, then any pregnancy cannot be attributed to the method failure.

Speaking for the Billings method, it is very effective in teaching uneducated people. Mother Teresa taught Billings to many uneducated people, and had a virtual 0% pregnancy rate among those she taught.

Globally there is a big swing to a more holistic approach to life; overseas NFP is gaining in popularity from a health perspective alone.

There are also amazing benefits to the couple. NFP greatly benefits understanding and develops a mutual respect.

A fact the men love is that couples using NFP have intercourse more frequently than those using contraception, and it is far more satisfying!

For more information, go to www.thebillingsovulationmethod.org