Comments on: How does the Birth Control Pill work?

By: Andrellita

Andrellita — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:46:53 +0000

I found this info on women who ovulate while on Birth Control. There are different rates for different types ranging from 30-100%

Dr. Ronald Chez, a scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), publicly stated that the new Pills of today, with their lower estrogen dose, allow ovulation up to 50% of the time! (Source: Sterns, David, M.D., Sterns, Gina, R.N., B.S.N., Yaksich, Pamela, “Gambling with Life, How the I.U.D. and ‘The Pill’ Work” (www.top.net/vitalsigns).

“Birth Control: Why Are They Lying to Women?” By J.C. Espinoza, M.D. (page 27) cites research which showed a 30% ovulation rate in women taking a combined Pill preparation.

“The Pill – How Does It Work?” By Albert D. Lorincz, M.D.: Cites a study of 1,200 women given a daily amount of progestogen equivalent to many birth control pills. 60% of them ovulated.

Breakthrough Ovulation Estimates for other “Birth Control” Methods:

1) Norplant has breakthrough ovulation 50-65% of the time.

2) Depo-Provera has breakthrough ovulation 40-60% of the time.

3) The IUD has breakthrough ovulation 100% of the time.

(Sources for the four points listed under Breakthrough Ovulation Estimates above are as follows: 1) Hilgers, Dr. Thomas, “Norplant” Linacre Quarterly, 1993, p.64-69. 2) “Infant Homicides Through Contraceptives,” 1994 by the Study of Abortion Deaths Ad Hoc Commission – Bardstown, KY. Ph: 502-348-3963. 3) ibid.)

All the info came from this site: http://www.prolife.com/BIRTHCNT.html

By: Amy R.

Amy R. — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:44:58 +0000

This post is in response to Kayla’s link to the research paper that supposedly refuted the evidence that hormonal contraceptives cause early abortions. Trying to put this as charitably as possible, the physicians who authored the paper are deluding themselves. I would ask each of them, if hormonal contraceptives DO NOT prevent the endometrium from thickening, why is that the Pill is the #1 prescribed treatment for women suffering from endometriosis? If any of you do not know, endometriosis is a condition where cells from the endometrium migrate or form (for unknown reasons) outside the womb. In response to the increase in estrogen in a normal reproductive cycle, these cells grow in size (just as they do in the womb) and cause significant pain, sometimes extremely severe, because they are growing in the wrong place. And the reason why hormonal contraceptives, especially the Pill, is the most common treatment? Because it is *universally recognized* that the artificial hormone doses prevent not only the endometrium, but the errant endometrial cells, from growing – thus reducing/preventing the pain women with this condition suffer. As a matter of course, any woman who is diagnosed with this condition will be prescribed the Pill to treat it. Period. The ONLY other treatment available is the one pioneered by Dr. Thomas Hilgers – which is actually the only cure. The Pill only prevents the effects, but Dr. Hilgers treatment involves non-invasive surgery to remove the errant endometrial cells from wherever they are growing in the abdomen.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:14:19 +0000

It saddens me to see that you have bought in to the lie that it is okay for ANYONE (men and women) to have multiple partners, your body is not designed that way, hence why people are diagnosed with HPV, the continual chemical change of each partner you have had sex with disrupts your body and brings you closer to the risk of cancer, which is why you see all these women being diagnosed and when ask how many partners it is more than one, so that alone outside of the Christian way of thinking is thought alone to make you pause, second there is something to say about when you are looking to get married or be in a relationship with someone and that person you want to marry or start dating has had sex with x amount of people, that makes you one in a long list and how can you say that this person would know how to be faithful, and then you add in your x amount of partners so that when you and them get together based on the “free love concept” and have sex you are having sex with xx amount of people because each person leaves a little piece of them self so if you have had sex with conservatively say 3 people which is on the low average and your partner say is on the high end so they have had 7 people you are now having sex with 10 people where is the specialness in that, sex is not for recreational use, it is to be shared with one person for the remainder of your life for the two if you to become one not the 10 of you that is not possible. Each time you have sex with someone else (men and women) it creates cracks in your self esteem invisible at first but becomes notice more and more for every time and break ups or one nighters make those cracks even larger, don’t believe the lie you will not be happier in life if you get to have as many partners as you want, you will start feeling used and discarded, you deserve a lot more than that everyone does.

By: Alyssa Odiorne

Alyssa Odiorne — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:58:27 +0000

I can not describe how great this was to read. It’s so informative and respectful. I’ve been deciding on what steps to take since my fiance’e and I are waiting until after we are married, which is comming up soon. This post helped me form an educated opinion on birth control. I want to say thank you, very much!

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:12:22 +0000

Sarah,
If you read the comments, you obviously realize that there are many many women who agree with Matthew. Your pro-abortion arguments are extremely weak. If something is human, even if it is microscopic, it is still human. Arguing that because something is simply small it is not human does not have any kind of logical or scientific merit to it.

Most Christian women do not think it is okay for men to have multiple sexual partners, in the same way it is not okay for women to have multiple sexual partners.

I am a woman, and therefore I know firsthand the “worry about the burden of possibly getting pregnant or aborting a child” as you put it. I am still staunchly anti-abortion.

Your arguments for wanting to have multiple sexual partners and not have to worry about the whole killing a baby thing are quite shallow, and your entire post makes you sound quite young, which you may very well be.

Being promiscuous brings on a host of mental as well as physical health problems, even if we don’t even touch on pregnancy. Also, I hate to be the barer of bad news, but your statement “It’s a new day and age where women have the choice to enjoy sex with multiple partners and not have to risk getting pregnant” is flat out wrong. Even the birth control pill is only 92% effective in normal use conditions. Having sex, unless you are biologically sterile, brings on the possibility of pregnancy every single time.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:56:58 +0000

You all are a bunch of ignorant, church huggers. It is unfair for women to have to feel guilty about choosing to take the pill because she has the right to have sex with who she wants and when she wants. WHY is it always okay for men to have multiple partners and not have to worry about the burden of possibly getting pregnant or aborting a child? Because men can’t/don’t know what that responsibility is like. SO MEN, stop trying to speak on the behalf of what a woman should do with her body because you have no idea of what your talking about. This post is complete bullshit and I am not buying any of it. All you brainwashed Christians think that it’s not right, it goes against God…. blah blah blah. Grow up. If the embryo is still microscopic, then it’s not an abortion. I assume that none of you are doctors or specialists and can prove that this happens when you take the pill anyway. It’s a new day and age where women have the choice to enjoy sex with multiple partners and not have to risk getting pregnant. Stop trying to take that away from them! The pill is not evil and I thank GOD everyday for it.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:46:28 +0000

I agree that taking a pill for something that essentially breaks your body is wrong. Additionally, the fact that the pill can end a babies young life is tragic.
However, I am a bit upset at this sentence from your article:
“ending the life of the new human that the woman just created”
A woman and MAN created this life. It is not only the woman’s responsibility. I think the concept that its the woman’s fault and a man has no responsibility has left many single mothers and fatherless children out there. This also makes it harder to convince women that abortion is not the answer.

By: Matthew Warner

Matthew Warner — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:33:22 +0000

Chris – Actually, NFP is not really considered “contraception” because it doesn’t prevent conception during a sexual act (the definition of contraception). If NFP is considered “contraception” then so is abstinence…which doesn’t make sense.

A contraceptive is something that prevents fertilization (conception) by interfering with the normal process of ovulation or fertilization. NFP doesn’t do that at all.

If you read the theology of the body, Church writings or any good commentators on the subject, they will clarify that the reason contraception is wrong is not because it is “artificial.” There is nothing inherently wrong with something being “artificial.” The reason contraception is inherently wrong is because of the choice and action to render sterile a potentially fertile union (the part that makes it “contraceptive”). Again, NFP doesn’t do that at all.

Thanks for the comment!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:00:18 +0000

The author and several contributors refer to “contraception” when they really mean “artificial contraception;” that is, NFP is the natural and morally acceptable method of contraception.
Other than that, you are right on target. Thank you for preaching the good news! Abortion and artificial contraception are evil! Please tell everyone in your life!!!

By: To Be A Mother - Fallible Blogma

To Be A Mother - Fallible Blogma — Sat, 07 May 2011 23:30:51 +0000

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By: Kayla

Kayla — Mon, 02 May 2011 23:42:09 +0000

Isis,
I suppose it’s pointless to answer your comment, being that you were completely disrespectful to the original poster, but I’ll go ahead and point out a few flaws in your statement.

Myth: Christianity was founded by men, for men.

If you have read the Old and New Testaments, it is entirely obvious that women were put on an equal footing with men. Go through and read the Old Testament laws, and you will find that were vast protections for women, among those the death penalty for a man who raped a woman. Furthermore, the Old and New Testaments are filled with examples of women in positions of authority in religion. Deborah, Jael, Huldah, and Phillip’s seven virgin daughters are just a few examples. Proverbs 31, upheld by most as the gold standard for a wife, mention many good qualities that feminists like yourself would find quite “liberated” (for example, considering a land purchase, and then following through with it on her own).

Margaret Sanger was both a racist and a eugenicist. Look it up.