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Women seeking abortions after using 'natural' contraception

Women seeking abortions after using 'natural' contraception

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Elsacat
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Jan 13 2025, 8:30 PM
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c391nlxrv4vo

Maybe it's an age/generation thing, but I'm still skeptical of "natural" methods, except for women who aren't especially concerned about pregnancy. I'm past the point of having to worry about it for myself, fortunately.
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Elsacat
Jan 13 2025, 8:30 PM #1

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c391nlxrv4vo

Maybe it's an age/generation thing, but I'm still skeptical of "natural" methods, except for women who aren't especially concerned about pregnancy. I'm past the point of having to worry about it for myself, fortunately.

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komorebi
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
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Jan 13 2025, 8:48 PM
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Yeah, I have to say I don't really like the term "natural contraception" as a descriptor for trying to track your cycle and time sex around that. I feel like it makes it sound way more effective than it actually is. Nothing about this process actually prevents pregnancy—if semen gets inside your uterus, you can get pregnant. It just makes it somewhat less likely that there's an egg waiting to be fertilized at that time. It's not like a condom, which is an actual physical barrier.

That being said, I completely understand why women don't want to use hormonal BC. That stuff wreaked havoc on both my body and mental.
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komorebi
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
Jan 13 2025, 8:48 PM #2

Yeah, I have to say I don't really like the term "natural contraception" as a descriptor for trying to track your cycle and time sex around that. I feel like it makes it sound way more effective than it actually is. Nothing about this process actually prevents pregnancy—if semen gets inside your uterus, you can get pregnant. It just makes it somewhat less likely that there's an egg waiting to be fertilized at that time. It's not like a condom, which is an actual physical barrier.

That being said, I completely understand why women don't want to use hormonal BC. That stuff wreaked havoc on both my body and mental.

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