The encyclical also reiterated the church's ban on sterilization for men and women, either temporary or permanent, and left no room for interpretation on the
new birth control medications.
«Our findings suggest that a policy requiring all health insurance plans to
cover birth control medications is consistent with the beliefs of the majority of Americans.»
A missed period can not be construed to be a 100 % proof of pregnancy as it can be caused by various other factors such as use of
birth control medication, stress, illness, quick loss or gain of weight or use of new medicines.
«In this study, women, blacks, and Hispanics were more likely to support coverage of
birth control medications than were men, older individuals and adults without children in the home.
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans support mandated coverage of
birth control medications, according to a new national survey by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System.
Women, blacks, Hispanics, parents with children under the age of 18 at home, and adults with private or public insurance were significantly more likely than other adults to support universal coverage of
birth control medications, according to the findings that appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today.
Individuals from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were surveyed about insurance coverage for multiple health services, including mammograms, colonoscopies, dental care, mental health services, screening tests for diabetes and high cholesterol, vaccines, and
birth control medications.
Birth control medications and spironolactone have been shown to be effective medical treatments but come with side effects and may take months to see changes.
2) If you are not on contraceptives, are you taking any sort of hormonal /
birth control medication?
YAZ or Yasmin (known as Drospirenone) is a synthetic progestin that is typically part of
birth control medications.
But
birth control medications are used for reasons that go far beyond simply preventing pregnancy.