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Saturday, January 14, 2006

Contraception: a Caution or a Crime?

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I would like to use this opportunity to speak about my knowledge on the church’s view of contraception as well as my experience with contraception. The church teaches that contraception goes against God because it attempts to take God’s power and prevent life. Some forms of birth control are murder because they kill an already conceived fetus. The church does allow birth control in some instances however—it is allowed to treat a medical problem in women who are not sexually active.
I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, which means that my uterus lining is too think and my ovaries produce too many cysts. I was told by at least eight doctors that birth control was the only available option for me. The birth control treated my ovaries and uterus well, I suppose. My lining went from too thick to almost too thin, but my cyst pain disappeared.
The whole time I was on birth control, even though I was not sexually active, I felt guilty. Something foreign was being put into my body. I’m used to hormone therapy—I take insulin for my diabetes. However, the birth control was a man-made hormone treatment. I had almost no pain, but I felt miserable. The birth control made me extremely dizzy and headachy. My whole body would be sore, my breasts were especially tender.
I felt like a slut—I thought if men found out that I was on the patch, they would find me easy and try to take advantage of me. I tried to always cover my patch in shame and eventually changed to the pill. I avoided men and sometimes even women, I felt cut off from other people. I just could not get over the sense of guilt. I would often cry because of being on the birth control and feeling ashamed.
I mentioned feeling guilty and ashamed, but that is not all the birth control did to mess up my emotions. I would get extreme mood swings and was often a witch to everyone around me. I seemed like an independent woman who wanted to be completely in charge of her own life, but in secret I would sob.
I read an article that asked all those on certain birth controls to have a blood test done because those treatments often caused blood clots. I asked my doctors for a blood test and was refused. My doctors told me the pills were good for my overall help and would even help regulate my diabetes; however the pills made my diabetes go haywire. I was soon using more than double the insulin I used too and my blood glucose level was still far too high, making me sick.
I finally met a new doctor who told me that birth control was not the only way. I got put on a natural hormone and could not feel better. My pain has greatly increased, but it is worth it. My mood swings are gone, even my monthly cravings are lessened. My new doctor revealed some lies about birth control to me. Birth control is known to make other hormonal problems, such as diabetes, worse—not better. She also told me that birth control keeps working after it is stopped. Even though I had only been on birth control for four months, the effects would last for another year.
I am very upset that I was told by doctors to go on birth control in order to avoid uterus cancer only to find out that birth control contributes greatly to both uterus cancer and breast cancer. I already had an increased risk for cancer because it runs in my family.
The object of this paper is, I am sure, very different from that of my classmates’. However, I wish people to be more aware of the lies of the overly-medicated society we are living in. Birth control is not the answer! There are other methods to turn to that will help you instead of harm you.

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