How many of you ladies have Christian gynecological care?

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I think that is the main issue here; not to find a medical provider who agrees 100% with Church teaching, but one who is respectful of them. Sadly not all doctors are, but they are not impossible to find, either. I would try to ask women you know for recommendations, now this is assuming they themselves are not opposed to Church teaching!

Most of my drs over the years have been through the Army and I am pretty sure they were not Catholic or practicing Christians at all, but they’ve been respectful. I’ve had 3 Catholic civilian drs and one was amazing. He was the Deacon at a former parish I attended and the best dr I’ve ever had. He was so respectful of everyone. Most of his patients were Amish and he was very careful to not violate any of their beliefs. It wasn’t just Catholics that he was respectful of. One of the others was decent. Nothing amazing but nothing truly bad. The most disrespectful dr I dealt with was the other Catholic. He was constantly trying to make the Church sound backwards and out dated. Anything and everything the Church says was just a suggestion to him, and of course he was too intelligent and educated to let the Church think for him. Having a Catholic dr doesn’t necessarily mean having a dr that respects a Catholics beliefs. Having a nonCatholic dr often will provide the respect and care you deserve.

Also OP, I don’t think you are speaking of “birth control pills” as much as you are speaking of hormonal treatments for a medical issue. There is nothing at all wrong with using hormones to treat a medical condition. I’ve been prescribed progesterone during pregnancy and I see no reason why progesterone only or combination hormonal pills to treat a different condition would be wrong. It isn’t being taken to diminish your fertility and actually may preserve it in the long run.