What kinds of side effects are common with using the Birth Control Pill?
High blood pressure, increased risk of stroke, especially in women who have migraine or a familial risk of blood clotting disorders, increased risk of deep venous thrombosis which may result in fatal pulmonary embolus, intermenstrual bleeding, pap smear abnormalities, and worsening of insulin resistance, which is a pre-diabetic disorder, depression and decreased sex drive, breast and cervical cancer, to name a few. Q: What do you tell your patients who are looking for birth control? I offer to teach them the Billings Ovulation Method, which can easily be taught in a few minutes and am candid about the fact that prescribing artificial contraception is a moral and ethical dilemma for me as a faithful Catholic. Most seem to appreciate a physician who practices according to conscience and are amazed to find that detecting fertility is such a simple thing. For those who are seeking OCP’s for medical reasons, I diagnose the gynecologic disorder. I don’t win them all over, of course, but my j
