Program suitable for active Accredited Billings Ovulation Method™ teachers with sufficient clinical experience, and medical professionals. Satisfies re-accreditation requirement (every 3 years).

Dates: April 24 – 26, 2026

Location:  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – hosted by the Natural Family Planning Association of Saskatchewan

Pre-requisite: Accreditation & Clinical Experience

Facilitators: Dr. Karen Macdonald & Shawna Van Uden

Health Care providers such as Physicians, Functional Medicine Practitioners, Naturopaths, Pharmacists may audit this workshop with no prior training in the Billings Ovulation Method™. Learn about the value of fertility charting as a tool which can assist in the diagnosis & treatment of reproductive difficulties such as menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, PCOS, infertility, acne, endometriosis, and more.

Course Content

• Correlation of Science – Ovarian Hormones and Cervical and Vaginal Responses
• Average Length Cycle
• Charting/Hormones/Cervix/Rules
• Basic Infertile Pattern (BIP) of Discharge
• Delayed Ovulation – Combined BIP
• Rapidly Changing Pattern of Discharge
• Ovarian and Pituitary Hormones
• Different Types of Bleeding
• Natural Indicators of Ovulation
• The Challenging Chart
• Ovarian Hormone Flow Chart and Discussion
• Explanation of Continuum of Ovarian Activity from Menarche to Menopause
• Review of Variants of Continuum
• Menarche
• Pre-menopause
• Variants
• Post-chemical Contraception
• Breastfeeding – Returning to Fertility
• Diagnostic Benefits of the Billings Ovulation Method®
• Every Chart Tells a Story
• Case Studies
• Reproductive Health & Review Assessment Correction