Feb. 24, 2010
NFP is healthier.
Phoenix-area couples wondering about which birth control to use would be helped to know of the many benefits of Natural Family Planning (NFP). A recent review of top news stories on the method showed four definite advantages of NFP.
1. Better Health
The side effects of oral contraception, the IUD, injection, the patch and other hormone or copper-based contraceptives are well documented. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb. 10, 2010
After showing signs of improvement over the years, the rates of sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy have worsened, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Read the rest of this entry »
Feb. 10, 2010
Informed consent for the risks of abortion
A new Arizona law requires abortion clinics to provide women with informed consent of the dangers of abortion before getting the procedure, as well as requiring parental consent for minors, giving women respect by ensuring that the risks of abortion are as informed as any other surgical procedure.
The law, signed July 13, 2009, states that the woman getting the abortion be told 24 hours in advance about the immediate and long-term medical risks associated with the procedure that a “reasonable patient” would consider material to the decision of whether or not to undergo the abortion. The immediate consequences include: hemorrhage, infection, anesthesia complications and pain. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb. 10, 2010
After years of being off the market, the intrauterine device, or IUD, seems to be enjoying a rebirth by a new generation of women in Phoenix, Arizona. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb. 10, 2010
Natural Family Planning has no side effects.
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 the rest of this entry »
