Holistic health care & birth controol??

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Registered: 05-26-2006
Holistic health care & birth controol??
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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 1:58am

Is it possible to live a holistic life style (organic eating & organic healing) and be on birth controol? I am a vegan who is very health concious....I never put chemicals into my body when I can avoid it. Everything has a potentially harmful side effect & I would prefer not to deal with them. I am 21 and I have held out...luckily...with out being on a form of birth controol pill/shot/patch/ring...but I am wondering if maybe it might be time to research it. I know 2 forms of birth controol are always reccomended to prevent pregnancy.

My question is...is birth-controol (a synthetic hormone/chemicle) co-hesive with an organic lifestyle? What is the least harsh form of birth controol? Which has the least side effects. I know these are things that I should discuss with a medical doctor.....but I assume no one would know better then the women who atually use it. Thanks.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-19-2006
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 3:38am
The only thing that i can think of would be condoms. Keep in mind that this is something thats coming from a 19 yr old teen mom, hell.. i should've stuck to them. Good Luck.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 7:42am

I would not consider hormonal birth control to be part of an organic lifestyle, but that's me.

Judie Cl for Birth Control