Contraception WHY NOT?

Contraception, Why Not? - and alternatives?

This page has some videos to begin to understand why we do not prescribe contraception

but instead recommend the Fertility Awareness or Natural Family Planning (NFP) alternatives and why they are different.

In summary contraception takes a normal human process and makes it abnormal - that is sex is ordered to the creation of new humans and the use of contraception moves it away from that "normal" and toward the ABNORMAL. The purpose of the practice of medicine is to move disease which is an abnormal condition, toward the normal ("normal" defined "as it ought to be," not "as it is commonly found" ) and toward good health. Thus, the use of contraception is contrary to the purpose of medicine.

Additionally, contraception, in its various forms, has very real harms: increase in blood clotting and strokes, hormonal contributions to cancer growths, changes in emotions and desires, changes in behavior on the individual and social levels, possible environmental problems, and contributes to the low repopulation ratio many countries including our own face. There is more to this complicated story.

We do not believe it is healthy for the individual nor for society to practice contraception.

Reasons To Stop Taking

The Pill - Jul 9, 2019, video 15:20

Jackie Angel in this first video discusses five big reasons to stop taking the hormonal contraceptive pills:

1. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the pill as a Group 1 Carcinogen -- along with asbestos, smoking, and mustard gas. What does that mean?

2. It’s been cited by studies to cause weight gain, depression, and blood clots, and it increases the risk of breast, liver, and cervical cancer.

3. It makes you more attracted to men who are genetically similar to you - which is not good for children/species.

4. It releases estrogen into natural water sources causing mutations.

5. It can act as an abortifacient, meaning kills your baby, not just as a contraceptive.

Some sources cited in this video:

-Information on estrogen and water supply: https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...

-Information on the pill as a Group 1 Carcinogen: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

-Information on the pill and attraction: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...

-The National Blood Clot Alliance website discusses how birth control increases the risk of blood clots: https://womenandbloodclots.org/birth-...

-Shape Magazine article: Weird Ways Your Body Hints at Fertility -Visit https://fertilitycare.org/ for more information about family planning and women's reproductive health.

-Discover healthier alternatives to artificial birth control at https://naturalwomanhood.org.

Find all the sources cited in this video at https://jackieandbobby.com/2019/07/09.... Also, stay tuned because this is just part one of a four-part series on birth control, contraception, and natural family planning.

How synthetic hormones can rewire the female brain

Dr Louise Newson speaks with psychologist, researcher and author

Dr Sarah Hill about the untold story behind synthetic hormones

and their impact on the brain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlfmZwVb15w

For more than half a century, “the Pill” has been a routine part of women’s lives, prescribed not only for contraception but for acne, period pain and hormonal regulation. It’s so deeply woven into modern medicine and culture that most of us rarely question how it works or what it does beyond its prescribed use. In this episode, Dr Louise Newson speaks with psychologist, researcher and author Dr Sarah Hill about the untold story behind synthetic hormones and their impact on the brain. Together, they explore how shutting down natural hormone production and replacing it with synthetic versions can alter mood, motivation, cognition and mental health - changes that are often dismissed or overlooked in both medical practice and public conversation. Dr Sarah Hill also explains why progesterone remains one of the most misunderstood hormones in medicine. Far from being a simple reproductive regulator, it plays a vital role in neuroprotection, inflammation control and emotional stability with implications for conditions ranging from anxiety and depression to postnatal mental health and autoimmune disease. This episode challenges decades of cultural assumptions about women’s health and invites clinicians, researchers and patients alike to rethink what we know (and don’t know) about how synthetic hormones shape the female brain.

What's Wrong with Contraception, Anyway? - the Catholic and nonCatholic argument

Hypothetical realistic discussion of the Catholic reasons with common objections - From Catholic Answers website.

option for reading or audio - about 8.5 minutes

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/whats-wrong-with-contraception-anyway

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Some information on Fertility Awareness

or Natural Family Planning (NFP)

NATURAL BIRTH CONTROL | Fertility Awareness + How I Track My Cycle - Feb 6, 2019

Today's video is all about Fertility Awareness and the various methods I use to track my cycle. Be sure to reach out to your healthcare provider if you have any questions + check out the resources below ↓

LEARN MORE

→ Daysy Fertility Tracker: https://bit.ly/2G0EJ7O

→ Clue App: https://helloclue.com/

Fertility Awareness & How I Track My Cycle: https://bit.ly/2WMLZZa

NFP

HOW NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING EMPOWERS WOMEN //Q&A Jul 2, 2018

Check out my conversation with a friend of mine who is a nurse, wife, mama & natural family planning (NFP) practitioner. We talk all about NFP and answer the questions that you sent in! What even is it? Does it even work? Why should I even care?

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NFP - Marquette Method NPF (continued from right side Ken and Janelle)

The Billings Ovulation Method is also another wonderful NFP method. It is a natural method of fertility management. It teaches you recognize your body's natural signal of fertility - cervical mucus.

To learn more about Billings, go to https://billings.life/en/

The Symptothermal Method is a most trustworthy method of natural family planning. It incorporates several signs of the woman’s fertility: cervical mucus, cervix changes, morning temperature, and calculation to determine the beginning and the end of the fertile period.

Creighton Method of natural family planning

https://www.creightonmodel.com/

The Creighton model relies upon the standardized observation and charting of biological markers that are essential to a woman's health and fertility. These 'biomarkers" tell the couple when they are naturally fertile and infertile, allowing the couple to use the system either to achieve or to avoid pregnancy. These biomarkers also telegraph abnormalities in a woman's health. The Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System (CrMS) is a standardized modification of the Billings Ovulation Method. I

Natural Family Planning Catholic - Marquette Method NFP
Feb 11, 2020

Catholic Speakers, Ken and Janelle share the Natural Family Planning Journey, from their introduction to the Billings Ovulation Method to the Marquette Method.

Natural Family Planning, also known as NFP is a non-hormonal way of planning one's family. There are a variety of methods compatible with Catholic teaching: Billings Ovulations Method (billings model), Creighton method, Symptothermal method.

Connect with a Marquette Instructor at:

https://www.vitaefertility.com/

The Marquette Method has been a blessing in our life.

It is one of the most effective forms of NFP. It is 99% effective in avoiding pregnancy when used correctly and with the expert advice of a trained Marquette instructor. The method is objective and relatively easy to learn, and typically requires less abstinence than other forms of NFP.

One of the strengths of the Marquette Method NFP is the educations of their instructors. All Marquette instructors are physicians or Registered Nurses. They are trained in how to personalize the method to each client’s specific needs, preferences, and medical history. This method makes use of the clear blue fertility monitor.

Natural Family Planning (NFP)

Why We Love Natural Family Planning (NFP) Jul 23, 2019

Why We Hate Natural Family Planning (NFP) Jul 30, 2019

Reason for Catholic Teaching EXPLAINED

Bishop Barron on Contraception and Social Change
•Jan 11, 2018

Social dangers of contraception predicted by Pope Paul VI in his Humanae Vitae encyclical have come true.

Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained
•May 29, 2019

For many people, the Catholic Church’s teaching on in vitro fertilization and contraception is a hard one, but it is in concordance with the nature of things. The nature of a thing, as Fr. MIke puts it, is its “what-it’s-for-ness”. Sex is for procreation and the unity of the couple. Equally important is the fact that sex, not in vitro fertilization, is the natural way to bring forth a new life. Contraception and in vitro fertilization violate the nature of not only sex, but also the nature of the person and life itself.

If you feel that this teaching prohibits you from being truly happy, Fr. Mike offers encouragement. It may not seem fair to us at first, but the deep abiding peace we acquire from living by God’s plan is better than anything we could acquire by doing things our way.