Birth Control Safety

Is Natural Family Planning Really Safer than the Birth Control Pill?

The below is from the May/June issue of “Family Foundations,” a publication of the Couple to Couple League International.

THEY SAY: At the American Cancer Society web site, a January 2008 article called “Birth Control Pill Use Cuts Ovarian Cancer Risk” analyzes a comprehensive study published in The Lancet. This study found that the longer a woman takes the birth control pill, the lower her risk for ovarian cancer. Why not take the pill if it has preventative effects?

The Pill Is Not the Best Way to Treat PMS

The Pill is not a good way to treat PMS.

The below is from the May/June issue of Family Foundations, a publication of the Couple to Couple League.

Must I rely on the birth control pill for relief from premenstrual syndrome?

THEY SAY: Each month I struggle with painful cramps and exhausting mood swings. My doctor says the pill will help me manage these symptoms.

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.