tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615374466622013475.post5166752452540331028..comments2019-04-03T17:22:29.295-04:00Comments on 24 and prolife: A pro-life use for the pillJenellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814676104012182863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615374466622013475.post-20792991698113591972010-04-23T12:11:45.331-04:002010-04-23T12:11:45.331-04:00Just catching up on commenting, and I wanted to th...Just catching up on commenting, and I wanted to thank you for this post. I came to a similar conclusion myself, and I'll admit that it was difficult. Two years ago I wasn't comfortable being on the pill without "very good" reason (meaning the need to actually complete my degree, and like you I simply could not function through the pain, and surgery to remove adhesions was not enough) even though I was not yet married. Now I would tell someone in a similar circumstance that they should consider staying on hormones until they get to the point where they have other options for surgery and alternative treatments. <br /><br />But it is so easy for others to judge when they don't know what it is like to live with the pain!Raehttp://nowealthbutlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615374466622013475.post-59959964529429918112010-04-09T10:04:58.594-04:002010-04-09T10:04:58.594-04:00Alison,
Thanks for the comment, and because my re...Alison,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, and because my response was longer than yours - I emailed it. Hopefully you get it :-)Jenellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814676104012182863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615374466622013475.post-29111811281414292442010-04-08T12:55:57.070-04:002010-04-08T12:55:57.070-04:00Recently back on the blog-o-sphere, so, hello agai...Recently back on the blog-o-sphere, so, hello again! this peaked my interest as I have recently realized I may have endometriosis, but have yet to get on official diagnosis (and from what I hear, that can only be done through surgery). as an nfp teacher, i know full well the huge exception to the "don't take the pill rule" is endo. this makes me a little sad too, as i thought when i was liberating myself 4 years ago by going off the pill and maybe I unknowingly hurt my fertility.<br />All in all though, and all personal experience aside, there's no way to be sure about that except after the fact. And you can't treat the exception as the rule. I can understand taking the pill to relieve terminal pain, after kids are had, and I understand using the pill as fertility treatment. However, I've also heard that the best thing a married woman with endo can do to relieve pain is to try to get pregnant. For married couples do you reconcile taking the pill to treat the pain (while postponing children) instead of trying to have children? (I say trying since endo is a major cause of infertility and it may not be that easy for some people to just 'get pregnant' - from personal experience).<br />I ask this in a theoretical sense. I understand the 'grave reasons' assessment that each couple must make, but I believe it would be only in grave, medical circumstances that a couple who admittedly doesn't want children now/is trying to postpone is honestly taking the pill to just relieve pain, knowing that having a child could relieve the pain as well.<br />Anyway, I'd like to hear your thoughts on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com