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Side effects of the birth control pill include:
Changes in menstrual cycles, no menstrual cycles, extra bleeding
Nausea, mood changes, worsening of migraines (mostly due to estrogens)
Breast tenderness and weight gain
Blood clots
Heart attack
High blood pressure
Stroke

Did you know??

That there have been many lawsuits stemming from the use of Yasmin and / or YAZ and gerneric versions of these contraceptives.

From the Bayer AG Financial Statements 2015, pp. 27, 28:


"As of January 25, 2016, the number of claimants in the pending lawsuits and claims in the United States totaled about 2,300 (excluding claims already settled). Claimants allege that users have suffered personal injuries, some of them fatal, from the use of Bayer’s drospirenone-containing oral contraceptive products such as YasminTM and / or YAZTM or from the use of OcellaTM and / or GianviTM , generic versions of YasminTM and yazTM , respectively, marketed by Barr Laboratories, Inc. in the United States."


"As of January 25, 2016, 13 lawsuits seeking class action certification had been served upon Bayer in Canada. In one of these lawsuits a class has been certified. Two motions for certification of a class action are pending in Israel."


"As of January 25, 2016, Bayer had reached agreements, without admission of liability, to settle approximately 10,300 claims for venous clot injuries (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) for a total amount of about U.S. $2.04 billion and approximately 7,200 claims for gallbladder injuries for a total amount of about U.S. $21.5 million in the United States. Bayer will continue to consider the option of settling venous clot injury claims after a case-specific analysis of medical records. At present, about 300 such claims are under review." (Emphasis added)


Common side effects of the morning after pill (Levonorgestrel, also known as "Plan B"), which tend to have a less severe expression include:
Water retention
Breast pain
Acne
Headache
Dizziness
Nausea
vomiting
Abdominal bloating

Infrequent side effects of the morning after pill, which tend to have a severe expression include:
Excessive fat in the blood
High blood pressure
Blood clot in a deep vein of the extremities

Ref: webmd


Did you know??

The pill can act as an abortifacient, not just as a contraceptive.


"Pill [sic] works mainly by stopping ovaries from releasing an egg each month (ovulation). They also increase the thickness of the natural mucus at the neck of the womb, making it more difficult for sperm to cross from the vagina into the womb, as well as thinning the womb lining (endometrium), making it more difficult for any successfully fertilized eggs to implant there." (Emphasis added. ref: Bayer Global)


More here on the Pill



References:

1. flickr, Jim Forest

Natural Family Planning Vs. Contraception

This four part series explains some of the problems with the birth control pill and contraception in general and outlines the case for Natural Family Planning, a viable and very effective and flexible alternative to spacing children in the family and even helping couples to concieve children.


Part 1: Five Reasons to Stop Taking the Pill


Taken from the "Ascension Presents" Youtube Channel:

Jackie lists five reasons to stop taking the pill:

1. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the pill as a Group 1 Carcinogen, along with asbestos, smoking, and mustard gas.
2. It’s been cited by studies to cause weight gain, depression, and blood clots, and it increases the risk of breast, liver, and cervical cancer.
3. It makes you more attracted to men who are genetically similar to you.
4. It releases estrogen into natural water sources.
5. It can act as an abortifacient, not just as a contraceptive.

Part 2: "Why We Don't Use Contraception in Our Marriage"


Taken from the "Ascension Presents" Youtube Channel:

Jackie and Bobby give their reasons for not using contraception in their marriage. While sharing the Church’s beautiful teaching on sex and marriage, they explain why sex is more than recreational. The biological and theological purpose of sex is to bear children.

Whenever a husband and wife give themselves to one another freely, totally, faithfully, and fruitfully, they are saying “I do” just as they did on their wedding day.

Further Resources:

Read more about Pope Paul VI’s prophetic predictions in Humanae Vitae at media.ascensionpress.com/2018/07/23/hearkening-to-humanae-vitae-a-5-part-series/

“These two meanings or values of marriage (the unitive and procreative) cannot be separated without altering the couple’s spiritual life and compromising the goods of marriage and the future of the family. The conjugal love of man and woman thus stands under the twofold obligation of fidelity and fecundity” (CCC 2363).

Part 3: "Why We Love Natural Family Planning"


Taken from the "Ascension Presents" Youtube Channel:

Following up on their first two videos in this series, which cover the pill and contraception, Jackie and Bobby discuss the benefits and the beauty of natural family planning (NFP). Far from being just a more difficult form of contraception, NFP works in accordance with God’s design for life. While admitting some of the struggles that come with practicing NFP, Jackie and Bobby also talk about the joy and authentic freedom it has brought to their marriage.

Here’s what the Catechism has to say about NFP, or “periodic continence”:

“Periodic continence, that is, the methods of birth regulation based on self-observation and the use of infertile periods, is in conformity with the objective criteria of morality. These methods respect the bodies of the spouses, encourage tenderness between them, and favor the education of an authentic freedom. (CCC 2370)

Part 4: "Why We Hate Natural Family Planning"


Taken from the "Ascension Presents" Youtube Channel:

Bobby hates natural family planning because it requires self-mastery and dying to self. While it sounds great in the idealistic sense, living it out is a whole different story.

Being married doesn’t mean you’re entitled to sex with your spouse. If sex is the beautiful, natural expression of love we say it is, natural family planning is a form of training in that genuine love. Fertility is a great and powerful gift, but with great power comes great responsibility. While Bobby finds the practice of NFP excruciatingly difficult in the day to day, he notices that he is growing in patience, generosity, and selflessness as he bears this cross. He also notices how his relationship with Jackie flourishes as a result.

“When a child is given to his parents, a crown is made for that child in Heaven, and woe to the parents who raise a child without consciousness of that eternal crown!”― Fulton J. Sheen, Life Is Worth Living


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