Birth Control

[kage_ar]

I have seen a specialist. The cause is too much prostagladins. The prostaglandin anatagonists don’t help. The pill does.

Did a bit of reading, prostagladins simply make your uterus cramp. Fancy word that sounds scary for something perfectly normal. Severe “normal” cramps usually go away after one has a baby.

From what I read, abnormal cramps are secondary dysmenorrhea, and that is caused by a disease like PID or fibroid tumors or endmetriosis. Please, see a doctor who will look for the underlying cause!

 

[Kimothy80]

Kimothy, why would you get jumped on? Blood clots are a known side effect of the birth control pill. It sounds like you’ve been through a lot! God bless.

CatofAlexandria~I wasn’t sure if people would jump on me just because I was once on the pill for medical reasons.

And thanks for your kind words. Yes, I’ve been through a lot but as the old saying goes “what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” God must think I’m the strongest woman in the Western Hemisphere! LOL!

 

[angelerulastiel]

Did a bit of reading, prostagladins simply make your uterus cramp. Fancy word that sounds scary for something perfectly normal. Severe “normal” cramps usually go away after one has a baby.

From what I read, abnormal cramps are secondary dysmenorrhea, and that is caused by a disease like PID or fibroid tumors or endmetriosis. Please, see a doctor who will look for the underlying cause!

If you actual read you would see there are two types of dysmenorrhea. Secondary is the one with the underlying cause. The other type is severe cramps that can make you pass out. PASSING OUT IS NOT PERFECTLY NORMAL.

 

[CatofAlexandria]

Menstrual cramps of the most intensity are like labor - I remember when I was in labor my sis saying something about how bad labor pains are and I said “well, I’ve had periods with cramps worse than this”. Perhaps working to learn breathing techniques that are used during labor would help those with severe cramps?

My mother has also told me that severe cramps are like labor pains, kage. She said that having the cramps growing up was like God’s way of preparing her to give birth to me and my siblings. So, whenever I get cramps, I tell my husband that I’m just practicing for labor! It helps me to get through the pain.

 

[Rence]

Hi,

I’m re-accepting Catholicism into my life but I have a question. I’m going on birth control soon, strictly because my cycles cause me extreme pain and cause me to miss a lot of school and the pill will help regulate this. I’m a virgin and I’m not sexually active, nor do I intend to be until marraige. However, is this taking of a contraceptive still a sin? If so, how can I reconcile it with my faith? My body truly needs the medicine as my entire body falls extremely ill when I have my period. Is this a lesson?

No, taking contraception is not a sin if it is used for medical reasons, according to Humanae Vitae, which states :

*Lawful Therapeutic Means
15. On the other hand, the Church does not consider at all illicit the use of those therapeutic means necessary to cure bodily diseases, even if a foreseeable impediment to procreation should result there from—provided such impediment is not directly intended for any motive whatsoever. (19) *

You don’t have to reconcile it to your faith. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. The only reason it would be a sin, is if you use it for birth control only. That’s not what you’re doing so it’s perfectly fine for you to go by the counsel of your doctor.

This is merely a lesson of being human. Some people have to take antihypertensives to control their blood pressure. Some people have to take insulin to control their diabetes. Some people have to take beta blockers to control their blood pressure and heart rate. You just need contraceptives to control horrible periods. It’s allowed and it’s up to you.

You can always go on them, get your symptoms and ailness in control, and research with your doctor other ways to control it in the meantime.

If in doubt, always ask your priest