Cervical Cancer Cut by more than 40% by IUD

[Corki]

Why would you have to be post-menopausal? You don’t have to be post-menopausal to take the Pill for medical reasons…

Because the main action of an IUD is to prevent implantation of a very young human.

 

[LaSainte]

Because the main action of an IUD is to prevent implantation of a very young human.

Actually, that is a secondary action of the IUD. The first is to prevent fertilization altogether. Too bad though…I would love not to have to worry about getting pregnant again.

 

[Corki]

Actually, that is a secondary action of the IUD. The first is to prevent fertilization altogether. Too bad though…I would love not to have to worry about getting pregnant again.

If you use it with the intent to prevent getting pregnant than you would be using it illicitly. The action against fertility must be a forseen but unintended result to meet the conditions of double effect.

The IUD’s main action is to prevent implantation. Some of the newer versions also contain hormones to impeded ovulation as a secondary action.

 

[LaSainte]

Actually, that is a secondary action of the IUD. The first is to prevent fertilization altogether. Too bad though…I would love not to have to worry about getting pregnant again.

How an IUD Works

Hormonal and copper IUDs work in different ways. With a copper IUD, a small amount of copper is released into the uterus. This type of IUD does not affect ovulation or the menstrual cycle. Copper IUDs prevent sperm from being able to go into the egg by immobilizing the sperm on the way to the fallopian tubes. If an egg does become fertilized, implantation on the wall of the uterus is prevented because copper changes the lining of the uterus.

With hormonal IUDs, a small amount of progestin or a similar hormone is released into the uterus. These hormones thicken cervical mucus and make it difficult for sperm to enter the cervix. Hormonal IUDs also slow down the growth of the uterine lining, making it inhospitable for fertilized eggs.

That being said, I agree that the risk of abortion is unacceptable, but it does nOT seem to be the primary mechanism of an IUD.

 

[Corki]

How an IUD Works

Hormonal and copper IUDs work in different ways. With a copper IUD, a small amount of copper is released into the uterus. This type of IUD does not affect ovulation or the menstrual cycle. Copper IUDs prevent sperm from being able to go into the egg by immobilizing the sperm on the way to the fallopian tubes. If an egg does become fertilized, implantation on the wall of the uterus is prevented because copper changes the lining of the uterus.

With hormonal IUDs, a small amount of progestin or a similar hormone is released into the uterus. These hormones thicken cervical mucus and make it difficult for sperm to enter the cervix. Hormonal IUDs also slow down the growth of the uterine lining, making it inhospitable for fertilized eggs.

That being said, I agree that the risk of abortion is unacceptable, but it does nOT seem to be the primary mechanism of an IUD.

I am more familiar with older versions on IUDs. Thanks for the update. In both of the examples, you have given, the IUD would be functioning in the same way as a spermicide. That would make it’s use immoral.

 

[timotheos]

I skimmed the paper. The claim is fairly valid, however the study involved women from a worldwide cancer registry, most of which were from third world countries (not the US), and > 50% of the women had never had a pap.

Anyone thinking of getting an IUD to reduce cervical cancer risk needs to talk to the 286 women in the study who had an IUD and still got cancer. I’m sure they would have gladly traded the IUD for a life in the US in which regular pap tests were available.