Contraception

Evidenced-Based Medicine on Contraceptives:

• Talk on this https://nsp.performedia.com/node/26535 
  • Resources to talk and BCPI organization https://www.bcpinstitute.org/resources.html https://www.bcpinstitute.org/resources.html

Arguments Against Contraceptives and Contraceptive Resources:

• Humanae Vitae
  • Humanae Vitae - a relatively short read which is very helpful for understanding specific church teachings about contraception, abortion, and marriage
• ERDs  (Ethical and Religious Directives)
  • I would encourage any Catholic healthcare practitioner to read them/know them, there are contraception-related ERDs in here as well
• Dr. Angela Baalmann's Document on Contraceptives 
  • Angela’s talking points on conception 
• Studies noting the harms of hormonal birth control are cited below. If approached by a healthcare practitioner about my reasoning for their negative effects on patients:
  • Van Hylckama Vlieg A, Helmerhorst FM, Vandenbroucke JP, Doggen CJ, Rosendaal FR. The venous thrombotic risk of oral contraceptives, effects of oestrogen dose and progestogen type: results of the MEGA case-control study. BMJ. 2009;339:b2921. Published 2009 Aug 13. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2921  
  • Skovlund CW, Mørch LS, Kessing LV, Lange T, Lidegaard Ø. Association of Hormonal Contraception With Suicide Attempts and Suicides. Am J Psychiatry. 2018;175(4):336-342. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060616 
  • Skovlund CW, Mørch LS, Kessing LV, Lidegaard Ø. Association of Hormonal Contraception With Depression [published correction appears in JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 1;74(7):764]. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73(11):1154-1162. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.2387 
  • Zethraeus N, Dreber A, Ranehill E, et al. A first-choice combined oral contraceptive influences general well-being in healthy women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Fertil Steril. 2017;107(5):1238-1245. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.02.120