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WOOMB International

Locality: Burwood East, Victoria, Australia

Address: 2A/303 Burwood Hwy 3151 Burwood East, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.woombinternational.org

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24.01.2022 The latest edition of the Bulletin of WOOMB International is now available at https://www.woombinternational.org/bulletin

23.01.2022 The next WOOMB International Conference will be held in Cotonou, Benin, from 5th - 11th March 2020. Start planning to be there! More details as they become available.

23.01.2022 REMINDER: A scholarship fund has been established to assist Billings teachers in Africa to attend the Conference and Training Programs to be held in Benin in 2020. Donations can be made at: https://www.givenow.com.au//africanbillingsovulationmethod. Please be as generous as you are able and if you wish your donation to remain anonymous make sure you tick that box. After all the many trips that Drs John and Lyn Billings made to Africa over many years, it would be a trage...dy if the Billings Ovulation Method no longer flourished on that continent because we couldn't afford to ensure that African trainees are able to attend this conference which is being held for their benefit. Please help us to continue the great work of our founders.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to WOOMB France Billings LIFE who will celebrate 10 years with LAssemblée Générale on 28th September. Thank you all for everything you do to spread the good news of the Billings Ovulation Method in France and other French speaking countries. www.billingslife.fr

22.01.2022 Congratulations to the team at WOOMB Costa Rica who have reported on a successful training program for teachers of the Billings Ovulation Method. Held at Chitré, about 4 hours away from Panama City, it was attended by 21 participants from different parts of the country who will now be able to spread this good news in their local communities.

21.01.2022 If you haven't yet donated to assist African couples attend the WOOMB International conference in Benin next March, this good news story may interest you: The Billings Ovulation Method was introduced in Nyahururu, Kenya in 1977. A few years later CORAT-Africa set up a study of family planning methods with Johns Hopkins and funded by USAID. In this study 3 sites were across-the-counter pill programs and one was NFP, which was established in the Nyahururu parish. The cha...nge in the NFP participants was startling. Prior to the program the women thought the most important aspect of sexual relations was to have children. A year later the highest priority was to share love. The change in the status of the wives from subservient to full partnership was even more remarkable. The women now fully shared in all the couple's decisions - the schooling of children, expenditures, etc. The men were very proud of the fact that they could decide when to have intercourse. Most of the participants were Kikuyu, a very patriarchal tribe. One man said "I used to be afraid to stay in the same hut with my wife unless we wanted another child - now I can sleep in the same bed with her (without having relations). Your donation will help other people in Africa have this life-changing experience. https://www.givenow.com.au//africanbillingsovulationmethod

20.01.2022 On the 17th November two of the Directors were able to meet with the latest recipients of the John and Evelyn Billings Award and present their Certificates. Joan Clements and Patrick Kennealy we thank you for all the tireless work you have both done over many decades. Your passion and dedication in spreading the authentic Billings Ovualtion Method show you are both truly worthy of this Award.

20.01.2022 The good news is spreading...

19.01.2022 For those who didn't have the chance to see it before, or perhaps you would like your own copy of this DVD, now available in our online Shop - https://billings.ecwid.com/DVD-Sexual-Revolution-50-Years-s Seven years in the making, SEXUAL REVOLUTION seeks to examine the effects of the free-love experiment of the hippie generation and the prophetic encyclical, Humanae Vitae. This beautiful documentary closely examines the history of the parallel developments of the Pill and mod...ern Natural Family Planning by telling the little known story of the founding doctors - Dr Gregory Goodwin Pincus who developed the Pill and Drs John and Evelyn Billings and the scientists who validated the Billings Ovulation Method, Professors James Brown and Erik Odeblad. The film follows the dramatic life story of Alana Newman, a talented secular musician who, through desperation to know her father, discovers the treasures of Theology of the Body, Humanae Vitae, and the riches of true freedom. This documentary contains footage of Drs John and Evelyn Billings and Professors Brown and Odeblad as well as St Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa).

19.01.2022 WOOMB International has established a scholarship fund to assist people in Africa to attend our Conference and Training Programs in Cotonou, Benin, 5-11 March 2020. If you are able to donate to this fund please go to www.givenow.com.au/billingslife and note in the reference section that your donation is for Benin Sponsorship. All donations over AUD$2 are tax deductible. Thank you for your generosity.

17.01.2022 The Ovulation Method Research & Reference Centre of Australia will be holding a National Teachers' Weekend for all teachers and trainees of the Billings Ovulation Method to be held in Mulgoa, NSW, 5-7 April 2019, followed by an Advanced Teacher Training Program on 8 and 9 April. The theme of the weekend is The Beauty of Womanhood and the Keynote Address will be delivered by Prof Sr M Isabel Naumann ISSM THD/STD. Mass will be celebratd by Most Rev Richard Umbers, Auxilliary Bishop of Sydney. The weekend will be followed by a 2-day Advanced Training Program: The Commonsense Method

17.01.2022 Good news! Our Australia wide Study on Achieving Pregnancy has been accepted and publication is in press. Marshell MT, Corkill M, Whitty MF, Thomas A, Turner JV. "Stratification of fertility potential according to cervical mucus symptoms: achieving pregnancy in fertile and infertile couples." Human Fertility (in press) More details as available.

16.01.2022 Prayers for all our Billings "family" gathering from across Africa and further afield for the WOOMB International Conference and Training Programs in Cotonou, Benin this week. Hope it is a wonderful, uplifting, inspiring time for you all.

16.01.2022 Easter greetings to all our Billings Ovulation Method teachers and supporters around the world. May you experience the peace and joy of Paschaltide.

16.01.2022 Did you know we have 3 WOOMB approved digital charting systems? Fertility Pinpoint, NFP Charting and the latest is BillingsApp. Available in several languages, with the click of a button we can reach couples in the corners of the earth.

15.01.2022 The latest digital charting sysem for the Billings Ovulation Method now available in the App Store.

14.01.2022 The Benin Conference and Training Programs have been safely and successfully concluded and most people are heading home in uncertain travel times. Please keep the prayers going that they all get back safely and can tell us ALL their wonderful stories.

14.01.2022 The team at WOOMB Philippines are continuing with their good work and posting news on their Facebook Page. Have a look and LIKE the page to be kept up to date.

12.01.2022 News from Benin Laure and Olivier Salmon and their team from WOOMB Benin, have finalized the program for the next WOOMB International Conference on the Billings Ovulation Method they have organized in Cotonou from 5 to March 7, 2020 with the theme: "The Billings Ovulation Method, good news for Africa". The program is available on the conference website: https://www.woombconferencebenin2020.com/en

11.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to WOOMB Guatemala, newly affiliated to WOOMB International https://www.woombinternational.org/global-outreach AND to the five newly accredited teachers of the Billings Ovulation Method in Ukraine. ALSO to 23 new teachers in Hungary - pictured below.

11.01.2022 It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of Professor Len Blackwell from New Zealand. Len was a friend to the Drs Billings and particularly Professor Brown. After the passing of Professor Brown, Len made many trips to Australia and spent endless hours reading Professor Brown’s workbooks to continue his work on the Ovarian Monitor. The tenacity and strength of Len showed through when he was able to replicate Professor Brown’s work and with his friend and colleague Dr Delwyn Cooke was also able to develop a new, equally as accurate and yet more user friendly, method for measuring oestrogen and pregnanediol in urine. Many will have heard him speak at a FEMME training or conference, as well as other Natural Family Planning conferences. We send our sympathies to Len’s children and grandchildren. Vale Professor Len Blackwell.

10.01.2022 WOOMB International Directors meeting with Bishop Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan and Fr James who were both instrumental in organising for the Billings Ovulation Method to be taken to Vietnam where there are now trained teachers in every part of the country.

10.01.2022 Some more photos of the great work being done by our people in Benin. They are looking forward to meeting you at the Conference next year.

09.01.2022 The latest edition of the Bulletin of WOOMB International is now available at: https://www.woombinternational.org/bull/44-vol-46-no-1/file

09.01.2022 Congratulations to the team at WOOMB Mexico on this great news: https://drive.google.com//1jIPwsw0j5W52pVe1iTGVZUGfSb/view - video of the ceremony, at the Universidad Panamericana, in México City, where for the thirteenth time, the directors of the Health Sciences Faculty, gave diplomas to outstanding students in the subject of Responsible Procreation, in which they study the Curriculum of the Instructor during a whole semester. In the event at the Auditorium of the Univer...sity, the students of the Medicine School, and the Nursing School, were accompanied by their parents, and after some speeches about what the BOM is, the delivery of diplomas and of the slide rule (they longed to have one), there was a wine of honor and some snacks at the Library. As you can see in the video, the students are very happy for their achievements and they are aware of their role with their future patients always offering them the best options for their health and in this case, the BOM for the family planning. See more

09.01.2022 At the 2020 WOOMB International AGM Bernadette Davies was appointed as a Director. Bernadette has proved a great asset, with the flood of emails and ZOOM meetings, her wisdom has been apparent. Congratulations Bernadette.

08.01.2022 News re BENIN Conference and BULLETIN of WOOMB International: As the International Conference and Training Programs of WOOMB International are to be held in Benin March 5-11, which is also the time that the next edition of the Bulletin of WOOMB International is due to be published, it has been decided to hold back the Bulletin until after Easter at which time we hope to be able to publish some papers and news from the Conference. This Conference is very important for Africa and we know would be close to the hearts and intercessions of Drs John and Lyn Billings. We thank you for your prayers and support for the Conference and for the Bulletin of WOOMB International.

07.01.2022 An article about Dr John Billings entitled Response of One Man of Science to Humanae Vitae has been published in the Linacre Quarterly. You can read the abstract here: https://journals.sagepub.com//full/10.1177/0024363919827196

07.01.2022 The latest edition of the Bulletin of WOOMB International, Vol 47 No 1, is now available at: https://www.woombinternational.org/bulletin

06.01.2022 The July edition of the Bulletin of WOOMB International, Vol 47 No 2, is now available on the woombinternational.org website. You will find it at https://www.woombinternational.org/bulletin. It contains further papers from the Conference held early in the year in Benin as well as news about how the Billings Ovulation Method is being shared around the world in these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

05.01.2022 Thanks to the good people who notified us that there was a timing issue with one slide in the video on the Introduction to the Billings Ovulation Method. This has now been rectified and the updated version can be found at https://youtu.be/Vq4hvrMvLUI

05.01.2022 We trust all our friends around the world had a wonderful Christmas and wish you every blessing in 2020. See you in Benin in March! https://woombconferencebenin2020.com/en/

05.01.2022 When did you last visit www.woombinternational.org? You will now find a hot link on the home page and other pages to the WOOMB International Conference to be held in Benin next year.

04.01.2022 It is with great sadness that we inform our followers of the death on 17 October of Emeritus Professor Erik Odeblad, world renowned pioneer into the study of the structure and function of the cervix. It was Professor Odeblad's meticulous scientific research that contributed to the verification of the Billings Ovulation Method of natural fertility regulation. We mourn his loss while giving thanks and praise for his life and work and the opportunity to have known this wonderful man.

03.01.2022 Timing is of the essence: study of Billings Ovulation Method shows infertile women how to get pregnant An Australian study published in Human Fertility demonstrated pregnancy rates of >50% in clinically infertile women, and 73% in non-infertile women, without the use of ART/IVF. Marshell et al. "Stratification of fertility potential according to cervical mucus symptoms: achieving pregnancy in fertile and infertile couples." Published online on 29th October, 2019 https:/.../doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2019.1671613 examined patient data from 17 clinics across Australia for women seeking to achieve pregnancy. A total of 384 women were followed for up to two years after being instructed to monitor their cervical mucus and to time sexual intercourse according to the Billings Ovulation Method in order to achieve pregnancy. Major finding 1: pregnancy rates The majority of the cohort had been clinically infertile for >12 months, with more than half of these achieving pregnancy, including 7 out of 20 women who were previously unsuccessful with ART/IVF. Over a quarter of the study group were >35 years old and these achieved a pregnancy rate of >50% as well. Overall, 92% of pregnancies were achieved within the first 12 months. Major finding 2: importance of cervical mucus in achieving pregnancy The nature of mucus observations of the woman during the fertile window, particularly the peak mucus symptom, allowed stratification of women into low or high pregnancy potential groups. A favourable mucus symptom corresponded to 76% pregnancy rate, and an unfavourable mucus symptom corresponded to a 44% pregnancy rate. Impact Up to 1 in 6 couples are affected by infertility. This is basic womens physiology, says Dr Joseph Turner from the University of New England, and every GP should be able to advise women on how to make their menstrual cycle work for them. This method provides a rapid, reliable and cost-effective approach to a) achieving pregnancy and b) stratifying fertility potential so that informed decisions about delaying or bringing forward fertility investigations and management can be made to help couples achieve pregnancy sooner.

02.01.2022 Now that delegates to the recent WOOMB International Conference in Benin, West Africa, have arrived home safely, we can begin to share with you some of the joys of that inspiring gathering. During the Conference the Directors of WOOMB International recognised the work and commitment over many years of Gérard and Marie Renard and Caroline and François Terrenoir of France as the latest recipients of the John and Evelyn Billings Award. In presenting the Award, Marian Corkill, ...Director, said: In presenting this prestigious Award, we honour their commitment to the realization of a dream so wonderfully fulfilled with the celebration last year of the tenth anniversary of the formation of WOOMB France, Billings LIFE. CONGRATULATIONS!

02.01.2022 The team at WOOMB Hungary have been keeping in touch via Zoom during the COVID pandemic. How have others been getting on?

01.01.2022 The next WOOMB International Conference will be held in Benin, 5-11 March 2020. The Conference website is now available at: https://woombconferencebenin2020.com/fr/ (in French) https://woombconferencebenin2020.com/en/ (in English) https://woombconferencebenin2020.com/es/ (in Spanish)... Keep coming back for updates.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to WOOMB International Patron, Emeritus Professor John Murtagh, whose Order of Australia Award was upgrade from Member (AM) to Officer (AO) in the recent Australia Day Honours List, for services to medicine and medical education in the field of general practice and for service to professional organisations. We are proud to have him as our Patron.