From: Understanding the perspective of women who use the Billings Ovulation Method®: a focus group study
Category | Examples |
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Reasons for choosing FABM | - Religious beliefs discouraging the use of contraceptives - Wanting a "natural" method - Concerns about side effects of hormonal birth control - Desire to learn more about their bodies |
Reasons for selecting the Billings Method specifically | - Easy to understand and simple to use - Affordable - Backed by science and effectiveness - "Word of mouth." |
Learning the Billings Method—Positive experiences | - A new way to think about themself - Feels more "natural." - No need to do internal investigationsa or take a daily basal body temperature - Having an experienced and patient instructor |
Using the Billings Method- Positive experiences | - Achieving pregnancy is easy - To postpone a pregnancy, one needs to use the four rules of the Billings Method correctly - Partner support |
Learning and using the Billings Method- Challenges and negative experiences | - Learning curve - Charting every day on paper - Getting pregnant - More religious messaging than necessary; instructors teaching using their religious perspective - Charting with PCOS and during breastfeeding |