SASKATCHEWAN, July 9, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) Scientists and ovulation experts have expressed surprise at glowing worldwide media coverage trumpeting the ovulation findings of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan as a ‘scientific breakthrough.’ The Saskatchewan researchers, led by Dr. Roger Pierson, claimed that their ‘discovery’ that women have waves of developing follicles during each cycle, all of which could result in ovulation, proves that natural family planning techniques will often be ineffective. The study was published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
Pierson, and the media which aided him in the task, demonstrated gross ignorance of modern Natural Family Planning methods by referring to the outdated rhythm method rather than the Billings Ovulation Method, the currently accepted method for Natural Family Planning practitioners. Unlike the rhythm method, the Billings method does not depend on a stable menstrual cycle. Numerous independent trials have confirmed the 99% success rate of the Billings Method, including a recent study following thousands of women for more than a year. If any further proof is needed, the method has been regularly used up to date by over 2,686,400 fertile couples in China for avoiding pregnancy with an overall success rate of approximately 99%. See the rest of this LifeSite Special Report at: https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/jul/030709a.html