From the monthly archives: December 2008

New Study Firmly Ties Hormone Use to Breast Cancer

By On December 16, 2008 · 4 Comments

Down the Hatch!

I’m filing this one under “Hello, McFly.”

This seems to be news to some– though sadly not on the radar of many–but Dr. Chris Kahlenborn has been saying this for years: taking synthetic hormones, namely hormonal replacement pills and oral contraceptives, for a sustained period of [...]

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FertilityCare iPod: Contraception, p.2

By On December 8, 2008 · 10 Comments

Chris McGregor continues her interviews with Dr. Thomas Hilgers. We continue from the last post with “Contraception, p.2.” Dr. Hilgers talks about the orgin of the IUD (camels? really?), development of contraceptive technology, the politics of redefining pregnancy, the side effects of it [...]

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FertilityCare on your iPod!

By On December 5, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dr. Thomas Hilgers is a rock star of reproductive health. Truly is on the avant-garde of  women’s health, and  his groundbreaking work is hidden from the masses. He approaches fertility as something beautiful and dignified,  rather than the disease that many people think it is. He’s the Director of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction and [...]

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Blessing for Newly Conceived

By On December 2, 2008 · 2 Comments

Zenit published a piece recently about the US Catholic Bishop’s approving a blessing for the newly conceived, to be prayed either at Mass or outside Mass. The next step is approval by the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship & [...]

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