Understanding Birth Control
Is the Catholic Church opposed to women being on the birth control pill in all circumstances?
I understand that the Catholic church disapproves the use of birth control, because they believe sexual intercourse should always have the chance for procreation.
I was wondering though if they are opposed to women being on the birth control pill for medical reasons? Like PCOS, infertility, PMDD, etc.
They oppose using contraception, so if you’re not having sex on it, I don’t see how it is an issue. I have a friend with PCOS and know how hard it is for her, she may never be able to have kids because of it, and she has to stay on the pill to keep herself from being in excruciating pain from it.
So her choice is pain or kids, and I think saying she shouldn’t be using such drugs for non-contraceptive reasons is just silly.
Types of Birth Control
Contraception is a term used to prevent pregnancy. There are different types of them around. Some are used by men while others are for women.
There are two major methods of birth control namely barrier or hormonal. Aside from that, the other types include sterilization otherwise known as surgery, withdrawal, natural family planning and the simplest which is abstinence.
Let’s talk about each of them.
• The first is the barrier method wherein the male or the female uses a condom to prevent the sperm from ever entering the female’s uterus. The male condom comes in many brands, color and flavors and is usually made of latex rubber. This is placed over the penis when it is erect prior to intercourse.
The female condom on the other hand is made of polyurethane and is seven inches long. This allows it to protect the cervix, vaginal canal and the immediate areas surrounding the vagina. It is inserted into the woman’s vagina also prior to intercourse.
• Another barrier is known as spermicides. It is a chemical designed to kill sperm and this is available as foam, jelly, foaming tablet and as a vaginal suppository.
• You also have the diaphragm that is a soft rubber dome which stretches over a flexible ring that contains spermicides in the form or cream or jelly.
This is placed inside the woman’s vagina and placed over the cervix. Women should take note that this should not stay inside for more than 3 hours prior to intercourse.
• The cervical cap is a small cup made of the same material as a condom. It is also filled with spermicidal cream and inserted into the girl’s vagina and placed over the cervix.
• The last is the contraceptive sponge which is a soft saucer shaped device made from the same material as the female condom.
Now that we have discussed the different barriers, it is time to discuss about hormonal birth control methods.
Hormonal devices appear in the form or an implant, patch, pill or shot. They are designed to prevent the woman’s ovaries from releasing an egg monthly, cause the cervical mucus to thicken so the sperm will have a difficult time penetrating the egg or thin the lining of the uterus which reduces the chances of a fertilized egg from ever implanting on the uterus wall.
Some experts believe that they are very effective but they cannot protect you from sexually transmitted diseases or STD’s.
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