http://www.lcwcaz.org A Choice You Can Live With Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:33:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Leah Mayfield was an outgoing college woman studying to be a nurse with a lot going for her. But six months after taking the birth control pill Yaz, she was dead from a blood clot. "She was all about laughing and having fun," her mother, Traci Mayfield told News Channel 5, of ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/college-woman-dies-after-taking-birth-control-pill/ [caption id="attachment_289" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Don't want breast cancer? It helps to stay away from the pill and from abortion."][/caption] Oral contraception has been closely linked to a certain deadly type of breast cancer, a leading cancer journal stated recently, and the results may prove to challenge the breast cancer ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/women-teens-on-the-pill-risk-breast-cancer-major-study-says/ [caption id="attachment_280" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="NFP is healthier."][/caption] 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 ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/four-top-benefits-of-natural-family-planning/ 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). [caption id="attachment_173" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Abstain from extra-marital sex and be worry free."][/caption] Teen birth rates increased in 2006 and 2007, following ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/sexually-transmitted-disease-threat-rising-cdc-says/ [caption id="attachment_197" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Informed consent for the risks of abortion"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/new-arizona-law-strengthens-informed-consent-for-abortions/ 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. [caption id="attachment_102" align="alignleft" width="115" caption="The IUD irritates the inner lining of the womb."][/caption] One of the main changes made over the past twenty years is ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/iud-seeing-a-comeback-despite-dangers/ [caption id="attachment_207" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Natural Family Planning has no side effects."][/caption] 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. ... http://www.lcwcaz.org/sick-of-the-pill-try-natural-family-planning/