Minutus

Birth Control.

Perhaps the best way to solve this issue is to educate women (and men) about natural birth control methods. This requires women to really get in touch with and know their bodies as they track their cycles. It can be a healing experience in itself and also increase awareness of responsiblities, especially if the man becomes involved as well.
The method I have used is in a book called "Natural Fertility Management" by Francesca Nash; Sally Miller Publishing; ISBN 1 86351 054 0
In this book she discusses how a combination of temperature records, vaginal mucus observation and observation of the moon cycle will give a 99% accuracy in determining when the woman is fertile and when she is not.
If we take it upon ourselves to educate our clients this way, we don't need to debate contraceptive medications or operations. Plus, this method will not interfere with the chosen remedy.
From the list, I get the impression that homeopaths are holistic healers, not just remedy prescribers, so education should be part of our treatments.

Jayne
Homeopathy student, Adu Dhabi
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This method may or may not work and all women do not have regular cycles (in
fact a lot of women seeking homoeopathy have some kind of disturbance which
reflects itself on their mens cycle).

Additionally, although Homoeopathy has been free of litigation, this kind of
advise direct from a Hom could possibly land him in hot water. However, the
suggestion that the couple should together study the book is a fair one.

Lastly, there are a lot of 'unwanted' pregnancies arising from one night
stands and or affairs where there is no such deep thought about the
process - all they want is sex. Add excess alcohol to the picture and the
competence of using a mechanical birthcontrol device / or remembering to
take the pill goes out of the window.

Back to the drawing board??

Soroush

Dear Jayne

There is no debate. Practitioners should not be in the business of judging. That has been the whole point of this debate. Patients will do what they will do. We work on what they present without judgement.

Birth control is no different. Different strokes, you know. It is not for us to judge. Even if I make a suggestion to a patient, that is all it is--a thought shared, an option possibly not thought of --if it is in line with where the patient's thinking is.

tanya