Any CATHOLIC friendly contraception out there??

[barina]

Hi all,

Bit of a weird post but any advice welcome. My partner is catholic, not overly strict but still quite catholic 'abiding' and I am looking for catholic friendly contraception. He has heard that some pills, create an abortion like scenario where they allow the egg to be fertilised, but effect the lining of the womb so they can not house the feteous. Anyway so the pill is not ideal. Any one else out there catholic, and having sex!! Sorry if tmi!

thanks

I've not heard of these pills.
All I know is that the coil does not prevent the egg being fertilised just prevents fertilised egg from staying in the womb. As you say 'an abortion like scenario'.

Catholics don't use progesterone only pills because of this - or the Mirena coil. Also other coils have a post-fertilisation effect.

Your best bet are barrier methods - condoms, diaphragms or caps - or oestrogen-based pills, which work by preventing you from ovulating - so that no fertilisation occurs.

Are you married?

The point is that they are looking for a contraceptive that prevents CONCEPTION - rather than preventing implantation - because Catholic teaching maintains that life begins at the moment of conception and therefore any contraception that prevents a fertilised ovum (=a person) from surviving (e.g. by preventing implantation) is avoided.

i thought that all artificial contraception was frowned upon by the catholic church? And that onlt abstinence is approved of. Am I behind the times?

no we are not married. V.complicated situation with the sex thing. We attempt to abstain, but don't have much luck and right now are using no contraception because of our intentions...... although on MN, not really planning for a baby, and heaven forbid before we are married!

Condoms?

Withdrawl method?

You say "partner" so he couldn't be too worried about obeying the Catholic ethos

Persona has catholic approval, I think.

I am a Catholic and although I am a bit lapsed I'm pretty sure that the only method that passes muster is withdrawal. I'm not sure even that is offically accepted.

As far as I'm aware, the only Vatican approved contraception method is learning your fertile days and avoiding sex on them. There was a recent study that claimed that done properly, it was effective. Something to do with examining your cervical mucus on a daily basis. But then if he's not married, having sex is a sin anyway so probably the strict line would be abstinence.

LOl well if he's not strict enough to not have sex before marriage then I'd say the comtrapcetive thing is pretty academic although the morning after pill and the coil would still be out.

The OP wants to avoid a contraceptive that could be considered an abortifacient.

X-posts

If one is Catholic, are STIs not a concern then?

Hadn't thought about Persona but I think that that would be fine

I don't think that withdrawal is approved off, since that is 'spilling the seed' and is the equivalent of masterbation....sin of Onan and all that

STOP HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX

Or you will be up the duff pretty sharpish

Buy some condoms.

Strictly the Cathloic Church in Ireland taught us to believe that all contraception is wrong.

Thank god I married a morally corrupt Protestant

If they are newly in lurv and have tried and failed to avoid sex, the Persona is probably not a very good idea

Your cervical mucus?? That does not sound nice.

Whats persona?

There are also a couple of methods whose names I don't quite remember, one is based in avoiding your fertile days by counting the days from first day of menstruation (me and my sisters are, according to my mother, perfect examples of how effective this method is! ). There is another one where you find your fertile day by observing changes in vaginal discharge.(!)

To be honest.... don't believe those cardinals talking against condoms (they don't have contact with women so no idea about how irregular menstruation can be), just use them!

If its just the aborting thing you want to avoid then most contraceptives are ok. Avoid the morning after pill and the coil as I said but i think all the others would be ok.

Chandra, is that the rhythm method?

Why can't he just wear a condom?

Actually Catholics do generally avoid the progesterone only pill (the mini-pill). One of the ways it works is by making the lining of the womb thinner, and so less 'receptive' to fertilised eggs. Catholics want contraception that PREVENTS fertilisation, rather than preventing implantation.