Birth Control Safety
Natural Methods Look Better in Light of New Study Linking the Pill and Breast Cancer
(Feb. 11, 2010) Couples in the Chicago area who calmly assume that the birth control pill is safe would be helped by knowing of a new major study that draws a strong connection between oral contraception and a certain type of breast cancer in women. Read More…
Yaz, Yasmin Birth Control Pills Prompt New Round of Lawsuits
Sick of the Pill? Try NFP
(Jan. 14, 2010) Jesse, the mother of a newborn in Bloomfield, NE, began taking the birth control pill Yasmin and never suspected it would cause problems. She had talked to her doctor about its possible side effects and he mentioned only blood clots. But after only a few months on the drug, she suffered severe stomach pains, and a medical exam revealed that she needed gall bladder surgery. Read More…
Time Magazine Notes Another NFP Benefit: It Keeps the Rivers Clean
(Nov. 9, 2009) Sexual morality isn’t the only attraction to draw couples to Natural Family Planning (NFP) these days. Those concerned with the environment are finding that NFP doesn’t pollute the waterways with synthetic hormones and other chemicals. Read More…