第一個教授症狀體溫法的機構是在1971年所建立。比林斯和一名天主教平信徒Sheila Kippleyhe加入Konald Prem醫師的組織,教授以體溫、子宮頸黏液以及子宮頸位置三種症狀的症狀體溫法。此組織在代稱為Couple to Couple League International[46]。一些目前大型的天主教機構也在接下來的十年內建立,例如教授比林斯方式的Family of the Americas(1977年)[49],以及Pope Paul VI Institute(1985年)教授一種只以黏液為基礎的避孕法,稱為基頓模式(Creighton Model)[50]。
在1980年代之前,有關生育意識的資訊只有從天主教機構中取得[51]。第一個教授生育意識的非天主教機構是紐約的Fertility Awareness Center,在1981年成立[52]。Toni Weschler在1982年開始教授生育意識,在1995年出現了暢銷書《Taking Charge of Your Fertility》[53]。加拿大的Justisse是在1987年在加拿大的埃德蒙顿成立[54]。這些機構都教授症狀體溫法。雖然天主教組織比非天主教的生育意識運動要大很多,不過在1990年代起,出現了許多獨立的非天主教生育意識教授者。
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