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Billings method — /bilˈingz methˈəd/ noun A rhythm method of contraception involving the examination of the discharge from the cervix ORIGIN: Drs Evelyn and John Billings, Australian physicians who devised the method in the 1960s … Useful english dictionary
Billings method — /ˈbɪlɪŋz mɛθəd/ (say bilingz methuhd) noun a natural method of achieving or avoiding pregnancy based on the theory that changes in the mucus of a woman s cervix can be used to assess her time of ovulation. Also, ovulation method, mucus method.… …
Billings method — a method of planning pregnancy involving the daily examination of cervical mucus, which varies in consistency and colour throughout the menstrual cycle. Use of a Billings mucus observation chart to help identify the type of mucus enables the… … The new mediacal dictionary
Billings ovulation method — Background Birth control type Behavioral First use developed in 1950 s Failure rates (first year) Perfect use 0 2.9% Typical use 1 … Wikipedia
Метод Биллинга (Billings Method) — метод планирования беременности (в настоящее время используется редко), заключающийся в ежедневном исследовании цервикальных слизистых выделений из влагалища, которые изменяют свою консистенцию и цвет на протяжении всего менструального цикла. С… … Медицинские термины
Billings — may refer to:PlacesIn Canada: * Billings, OntarioIn Germany *Billings, HesseIn the United States: * Billings, Montana, the largest city with the name * Billings, Missouri * Billings, New York, a hamlet in LaGrange, New York * Billings, Oklahoma * … Wikipedia
Billings, John James — ▪ 2008 Australian physician born March 5, 1918, Melbourne, Australia died April 1, 2007 , Richmond, Vic., Australia devised, with his pediatrician wife, Evelyn, the Billings Ovulation Method, a natural family planning technique in which a… … Universalium
Billings-Methode — Die Billings Methode ist eine Methode der natürlichen Familienplanung (NFP). Sie geht auf den australischen Neurologen John Billings zurück. Er erkannte, dass sich der Schleim am Muttermund kurz vor dem Eisprung verändert und damit zur Bestimmung … Deutsch Wikipedia
method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a … Medical dictionary
Billings — J.J., 20th century Australian gynecologist. See B. method … Medical dictionary
