Usage of birth control pill for the regulation of periods

[tabsie3210]

I do know that some fertility clinics actually put women on the pill briefly before they start courses of IVF, because the pill will regulate a woman’s cycle so that she knows her fertil / infertil periods better, especially if she has irregular periods (like myself). I have heard it said that if someone is using NFP and is trying to get pregnant, using the pill briefly to get an irregular period onto a steady cycle is permissable as long as the married couple abstains from sexual relations while the woman’s on the pill, to prevent the possibility of aborting a child. In that case, the underlying reason is not birth control at all, but making pregnancy more possible.

Again, it’s a matter of what’s the underlying reason for taking it.

 

[lottied]

Artificial birth control is condemmed by the church- there are alternatves…we just have to find them!

i am fighting acne just now and have been on the pill for coming up to 4 years…my advice…STAY AWAY…my cycles were regular before i went on the pill, now my body is totally messed up! NFP will be really difficult for me now coz my body is gonna take over a year to full rid itself of the residue from the pill… please please please don’t take the pill!!! it’s not woth it. try NaPro technology since, i believe, it can be used to detect the different hormone cycles within the monthly cycle and therefore treat stuff like irregular periods and acne etc. i am looking into this as i type (i sent an e-mail to NaPro to find out more literally 2 mins before i found this thread!!!) i’ll let you guys know what i find.

try typing it into google if you wanna check it out!

God bless you all

 

[Jennifer_J]

I do know that some fertility clinics actually put women on the pill briefly before they start courses of IVF, because the pill will regulate a woman’s cycle so that she knows her fertil / infertil periods better, especially if she has irregular periods (like myself). I have heard it said that if someone is using NFP and is trying to get pregnant, using the pill briefly to get an irregular period onto a steady cycle is permissable as long as the married couple abstains from sexual relations while the woman’s on the pill, to prevent the possibility of aborting a child. In that case, the underlying reason is not birth control at all, but making pregnancy more possible.

Again, it’s a matter of what’s the underlying reason for taking it.

The Pill doesn’t really “regulate” anything. The hormones trick your body into thinking it’s pregnant for 3 weeks then withdraws the hormones which causes a withdrawal bleeding for 7 days, repeat each month, that is not a period and is NOT a cycle. The Pill can and does cause irregular cycles after coming off of it, along with confusing fertility signs (often for MONTHS). You are NOT able to track your fertility while on the pill because of the artificial hormones. No mucous, no cervix change, no temp change…

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Additionally, the use of the Pill is contaminating our ground water because of the excess excreted hormones (among other sources and contaminents)

 

[tabsie3210]

Jennifer J:

It’s terribly bizarre that fertility clinics would put a woman on the pill, then. That doesn’t make any sense. Blah. There’s a website titled, “A Little Bit Pregnant” that talked about one woman’s attempted to get pregnant via IVF and she was required to go on the pill for a period of time for that very reason.

You want to hear a bad one? The pill is likely the leading cause of some fish in local water areas being born infertil. Male fish are suffering from the amounts of those excreted hormones that you mentioned. The pill is bad all around then.

I’m anemic, and I have heavy and irregular periods, so I always have to fight the doctors whenever I get my blood taken - “No, I’m not going on the pill. No, I’m not sexually active and never have been, but that’s beside the point. Why? I don’t want to get breast cancer.” The last usually trumps anything they say - women on both sides of my family have died of breast cancer.

 

[MYLORDANDMYGOD1]

Everyone has given some beautiful answers…

I do want to add one comment. I am a convert from a Protestant background. My mother was on the BC pill for menopause symptoms. She had a fall, and as a result of the fall- while on the pill- got a very large blood clot in her leg. They almost had to amputate! She is still on large doses of blood thinners today- and it has been many many years! Blood clots are one of those side effects that you don’t hear much about!

Good luck to you!

 

[Ray_Scheel]

The pill is an abortifacient.

It may be, is even suspected to be, but has not been proven to be. I agree with your sentiment, but its important to not overstate when that has not been proven.

 

[medallionsnijme]

I do not see how one can be on the pill for medical reasons but then still have intercourse during ‘infertile periods’. There are many problems.

The pill is an abortifacient.

How do you know when you have infertile periods? Infertile periods require testing and examination, like the natural family planning methods, to determine their existence.

If you do not know your infertile times absolutely, would it not be rash and reckless with someones life to have intercourse while on the pill?

just so you know, look into the billings method of NFP : woomb.org/bom/index.html because they have a section about how to tell when youre fertile and keeping track. its a super easy method of NFP and my hubbie and i have been using it for the past 6 mos or so with total success. its so easy that theyve been able to teach it to illiterate people in poor places so that they will be able to postpone or become pregnant. (theres rules you need to follow, but its super easy once you understand it! and you dont need to worry about taking temps and all that hubub!)

Pax in Christ
becks

 

[kentuckyliz]

The cancer center nurses doing pt hxs for BrCa ask first about family history and then second about use of hormonal contraception.

That ought to tell you something.

I have a cuz who’s a world class epidemiologist and he strongly advises against any women using hormonal contraception or HRT.

Hormonal contraception partly explains the epidemic of BrCa that has grown over the last few decades. Infertility epidemic too.

BrCa’s no fun, killed my mom, she used the pill for 8 years. I’d rather have more siblings and my mom still around. She died too young. Hope she thought the trade-off was worth it.

 

[Aleii]

Artificial birth control is condemmed by the church- there are alternatves…we just have to find them!

Please note, there is a big difference with the Catholic church between something used with the intent of preventing birth, and medication to treat a condition.

Below are quotes from the “Ask an apologist” section

When taken as necessary for therapeutic reasons, use of “the pill” is not immoral. Humanae Vitae states, “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” (HV 15).

Also, in such circumstances, abstinence is not required.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=15756&highlight=birth+control

The Church considers a miscarriage to be a physical evil. Since abortion DELIBERATELY causes a miscarriage, it is therefore also a MORAL evil. The Church sees an UNintended miscarriage as only a physical evil since it is not deliberately caused by the couple.

The use of the pill for medical reasons may cause an UNintended miscarriage. Women often have unintended miscarriages—sometimes without even knowing it. It is only miscarriages that are INTENDED that the Church considers immoral. The Church never allows the pill to be used as an abortifacient. But it does allow the use of the pill for medical reasons with the possiblity of producing an unintended miscarriage—without obliging the couple to abstain from sexual relations during that time.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=4618&highlight=birth+control

Please do consult your doctor on this issue. While there will always be stories about bad events on a medication, there are also always stories about bad events that were averted because of the same medication as well. Consult with your doctor and if you are still unsure, your priest, about what the best course of action for you should be.

 

[Ruthie]

Liz, does “pt hxs for BrCa” mean “patient history exams for Breast Cancer?”

Just guessing,

Ruthie

 

[Aleii]

BrCa’s no fun, killed my mom, she used the pill for 8 years. I’d rather have more siblings and my mom still around. She died too young. Hope she thought the trade-off was worth it.

I’m sorry about your mom’s early passing. I hope peace will come to you some day.

 

[Aleii]

Liz, does “pt hxs for BrCa” mean “patient history exams for Breast Cancer?”

Just guessing,

Ruthie

Most likely. The pill can increase risk of some types of cancer, while decreasing risk of other types of cancer.
cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives

 

[DrPiano]

Liz, does “pt hxs for BrCa” mean “patient history exams for Breast Cancer?”

Just guessing,

Ruthie

From my own medical training (I’m a med school student), yes, that is shorthand for Patient (pt) History (Hx) for Breast Cancer (BrCa)

Just to help