i bet many are lying when they say they took BC
Because NFP requires a modicum of intelligence and self control.
abstinance- 100% SUCCESS RATE
Abstnance has worked everytime but once.
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My wife used birth control pills for 25 years without a single unplanned pregnancy. They work if you take them.
The side effects of the birth control pill are horrific. No one should be on it.
Give someone 40 antibiotic pills and tell them to take them 4x a day for 10 days and a vanishingly small number will actually do that (I include myself in these statistics).
Admittedly BCP’s are not 4x a day but the principle is the same - even people who are “compliant’ with meds or other medical treatments or procedures are bound to mess up every now and then. And there are tons of people who aren’t even close to that.
Condoms are extremely effective, my wife and I used them successfully for 8 years before we decided to have children. You’d have to be a complete moron to not use one properly.
If and only if your cycle is regular. I was fortunate enough that my body ovulated at the same time every month so I knew exactly when I was fertile. Every one of my children was planned and the month I wanted to get pregnant with them I did. Each and every time.
And let's be frank here .... I'd be willing to bet that a lot of women who say the rhythm method failed them didn't follow procedure .... had sex too close to ovulation and don't want to admit it.
Wife and I have three birth-control babies. They apparently haven’t invented a lock I can’t pick. Heh.
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Common side-effects of birth-control pills:
Depression
Muscle-mass decrease
Increase in body fat
Acne (delayed effect)
Becoming sexually repulsed by testosterone, and even many masuline behaviors
Breast Cancer
How insane is the mainstream press’ acknowledgment of these side effects? WebMD lists estrogens as a cause of depression under hormone-replacement therapy, but not under birth control!
“Wait... I thought birth control HELPS acne?!” Yes... while you’re on it, birth control medication can help prevent pre-menopausal acne. But if you’ve been taking birth control as a treatment for acne, brace yourself for when you finally come OFF birth control.
The Billings Ovulation Method of natural family planning is now considered to be one of the most effective ways of family planning. It is so effective that it is also used for couples who are having fertility problems.
Apparently having knowledge of natural body functions and rhythms goes a long way to help control your family size.
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You can get a poll to say anything you want it to say. This is nonsense, IMHO.
statistics on this subject are one thing
but they represent composite results, and
they always should include the disclaimer
what works well for some may not work well for you, AND what does not work well for some may work well for you; individual experience varies and couples should always rely most on what most often works for them
“Family planning” is unnatural. NFP is an oxymoron.
Yep, I can confirm this and her name is Kerry. Totally love her.
According to an article in WebMd NFP has a failure rate of about 25% during the first year typically and about 8% if practiced carefully.
Only no efforts at all is higher.
I try to tell this to people all the time. Using birth control reduces your chances of pregnancy, but does not eliminate it. So don’t have sex unless you want to deal with the consequences of getting someone pregnant (or getting pregnant yourself).
Sex usually equals pregnancy. Wait until you are married.