Students not informed about birth control
Florence Sammataro Gales Ferry
Publication: The Day
The decision to make contraceptives readily available to New London High School students undermines the promoted goals. Contraceptives work by three mechanisms. They inhibit ovulation or the progress of the sperm to the ovum. The third is abortifacient; it does not allow a newly formed life to implant in the uterine lining because of the thinning effect of hormonal steroids like Depo-Provera.
Depo-Provera has a known failure rate of 43 percent the first year and 32 percent after two years in preventing ovulation. Thus much of the preventive "success" of this drug can also be attributed to chemical abortions.
The insert for Depo-Provera lists more than 60 side effects. According to one study, for women under 35 the risk of breast cancer increases 129 percent. Ectopic pregnancy, pulmonary embolism and weight gain are some other possible side effects. The average reported weight gain is 5.4 pounds the first year and 16.5 over six years.
The history of contraceptives is rife with duplicity. The definition of conception was changed to implantation to hide the abortive nature of hormonal steroids. These facts, found in the Physicians Desk reference are systematically left out of patient inserts. Our government health agencies have obscured the findings of much research in this regard. Informed choice?
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Students not informed about birth control
The decision to make contraceptives readily available to New London High School students undermines the promoted goals. Contraceptives work by three mechanisms. They inhibit ovulation or the progre...
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