Developed migraines since starting the Pill? Have you had a pesky blood clot go to your lung or brain? Those darn birth control Pills may have been at it again!
I just found this great web site, a feminist support site devoted to educating people on the dangers of the Pill, aptly named “Ditch the Pill.” About the group whose entire non-sectarian goal is to empower women:
DitchThePill.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding, research and treatment of women’s health concerns caused by the toxic side effects of birth control pills (BCP’s). It was created in response to what is becoming a growing epidemic of health problems in women over the last 50 years, beginning with the introduction of oral contraceptives.
DitchThePill.org strongly feels that women should have a vital part in managing medical decisions regarding their own health. Prescription medications, particularly in the form of oral contraceptives, have unknowingly caused an epidemic of health problems in women since the advent of the Pill in the 1960’s.
Have you been told that taking BCP’s are the only way to prevent your family history of ovarian cancer? Oops, that’s not entirely supported anymore.
What’s the alternative, to a hormone-free, pro-fertility, pro-woman approach?
Shockingly (!), I’m going to suggest natural methods of family planning. You’re going to have to go elsewhere from this site to find information on Natural Family Planning (NFP), because, strangely enough, they don’t know all that much about modern NFP. Guess who’s going to give them a call today? Maybe you should too (281-962-4264).
NFP/ Fertility Awareness Resources:
- Secular NFP, or Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)–this is a great book and educationally amazing for women, although it advocates the option of using barrier methods during a woman’s fertile time, which some readers may be opposed to.
- NFP Background info–religious base (same science)
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This is awesome!!! More and more secular sources are discovering this and it’s awesome!
Seems like an ok website, but did you check out the Alternatives to BCP’s section? They didn’t even talk about NFP, only the “Calendar Method”. Why do so many medical organizations pretend like NFP doesn’t exist or that it is the same thing as the Calendar/Rhythm method? Sheesh. I wrote them a comment telling them they needed to update that information. Perhaps you could do the same?
I know! That’s why I still did the post. It’s a great cause, but I want NFP people to check it out, and correct them. I didn’t get time to call them today, but hopefully I’ll get some time soon. Thanks for being a witness, Larissa!
I’m so going to write them. Thanks for sharing. I love your blog!
Holy Cow! The Calendar Method???? When was that last taught, I think in the 1950s. I posted them a comment as well asking them to do research on some NFP methods. I posted the first 5 I could think of. I think they have a great starth though.
Oops sorry I didn’t read all of your original post! Hopefully lots of your readers call or send messages.
P.S. I wonder what the statistics are on people using the “Calendar Method”. It seems like reproductive health sites that like to list it, even if they list NFP too. Can there really be that many users out there?
It’s two years (almost) since this post. They still don’t list NFP/FAM. Either the website creator is too lazy to update anything, or they have another agenda/predjudice. I wrote them anyhow.
Hey, Patricia, thanks for the persistence! This is a good reminder to check back with old letter writing campaigns and see the response, or lack thereof.