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Gregory2009
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Is birth control considered morally wrong if you are only using it to regulate periods and you are not sexually active?
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PapaSquash
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I don’t think so. It isn’t birth control if you are not sexually active - it’s hormone control. It’s medication that has a side effect of making you sterile.
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bellringer06
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No, birth control is not morally wrong when used for reasons other than avoiding pregnancy. However, be aware that there are a great number of common side effects associated with different methods of birth control. Also, with the advances in medicine, there is a great chance that you could use a medication or treatment other than birth control to help you. If you want to, ask your physician and see what he/she says.
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basilisk
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Funny thing though is that birth control doesn’t “regulate periods.” The “periods” one has on birth control pills are not real periods. They are just withdrawal bleeding from a week of pills without any hormones. That week was built into the system for the psychological well-being of the women taking the pills. The doctors who invented the pill thought that the total absence of periodic bleeding would weigh too heavily on women, making them think they might be pregnant or that something was wrong with them. After all, when not pregnant or breastfeeding, that monthly period is one signal that things are working right.
Prescribing birth control pills to “regulate periods” does not help the woman’s reproductive or endocrine functions in any way. It’s purely a psychological tactic, making everything LOOK normal and masking whatever problem is making things operate abnormally.
I would encourage the woman in question to get a second opinion, find out what is actually causing irregularity in her cycles, and then go forward with that information. Doing something substantive is alwys preferable to window-dressing.
Prescribing birth control pills to “regulate periods” does not help the woman’s reproductive or endocrine functions in any way. It’s purely a psychological tactic, making everything LOOK normal and masking whatever problem is making things operate abnormally.
I would encourage the woman in question to get a second opinion, find out what is actually causing irregularity in her cycles, and then go forward with that information. Doing something substantive is alwys preferable to window-dressing.
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nicolep
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The pill is not sinful when used for medical reasons not related to avoiding pregnancy as the other posters have stated.
I want to offer a solution though. Prometrium is progesterone that is taken for 5 days. That way the woman is not on all the extra stuff and forced to deal with the side effects. The progesterone is taken after 35 days without menses. So, if the cycle is normal one month, the medicine is not needed. It works very well for me.
Of course, you’ll want to discuss this with your doctor (it’s a prescription) and find out if it’s right for you.
I want to offer a solution though. Prometrium is progesterone that is taken for 5 days. That way the woman is not on all the extra stuff and forced to deal with the side effects. The progesterone is taken after 35 days without menses. So, if the cycle is normal one month, the medicine is not needed. It works very well for me.
Of course, you’ll want to discuss this with your doctor (it’s a prescription) and find out if it’s right for you.
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Ceil-1
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My friend had a stroke at 33 years old due to BC pills. She didn’t even smoke. If you smoke, you are at a very high risk for blood clots. For some reason, they neglect that warning. I hear the alternatives that are available work quite well.
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kevinsgirl
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What basilisk and nicolep said! 
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jwashu
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Nope.
Think of things this way. What is the reason for using it or doing something. Is that reason for good or ill? If the reason is to contracept then the reason is for ill but if the reason or rather needs is for medical purposes to keep your body healthy then the reason is for good. It is regrettable that the secondary effect is for ill but hopefully it’s not something you have to take forever.
I think this is a case where a different choice of words would make the answer more clear.
“Birth control” is a purpose, a procedure or a method, not a physical thing. A pill can be used for artificial birth control and for other purposes just like knives and guns can have both evil and good uses.
Using a pill which can prevent or terminate pregnancy for a good reason is not sinful. But anything that has such dangerous consequences should not be used lightly. It’s always a good idea to look at other options.
In many, if not most, cases “the pill” may not be the best option to treat the medical condition for which it is being prescribed. It’s just the easiest way for doctors to treat the symptoms that patients complain about.
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