http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-use-birth-control-for-medical-reasons-and-not-to-prevent-pregnancy/ an online magazine for spiritual seekers. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:09:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-use-birth-control-for-medical-reasons-and-not-to-prevent-pregnancy/#comment-574 Nfpworks Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:17:42 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=589#comment-574 This isnt' the best and most complete answer. Although one's conscience can be clear, another question to ask is, "Do I really NEED to take the pill?" or "Are there any other options to treat my fertility isseus?" To quote Jason Evert in his Love, Sex & Babies pamphlet (Catholic Answers), "...many of these conditions [endometriosis, ovarian cysts, irregular cycles, cramps, etc.] have alternative remedies without ...its adverse side effects," such as an increase of risk of breast cancer, blood clots, etc. Look into the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, and find a Creighton Teacher near you. This isnt’ the best and most complete answer. Although one’s conscience can be clear, another question to ask is, “Do I really NEED to take the pill?” or “Are there any other options to treat my fertility isseus?” To quote Jason Evert in his Love, Sex & Babies pamphlet (Catholic Answers), “…many of these conditions [endometriosis, ovarian cysts, irregular cycles, cramps, etc.] have alternative remedies without …its adverse side effects,” such as an increase of risk of breast cancer, blood clots, etc. Look into the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, and find a Creighton Teacher near you.

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