• La Píldora y otros anticonceptivos

      Reflexiones acerca de la Píldora y otros anticonceptivos 40 años después de Humanae Vitae Poco más de cuarenta años después de la importante encíclica Humanae vitae del papa Pablo VI  vemos el panorama de una sociedad plagada de falsas promesas con respecto al control de la natalidad originadas por la tecnología contraceptiva moderna. En…

  • La pareja perfecta

    La pareja perfecta es una historia tomada de la vida real acerca de las dificultades que enfrentan una joven pareja. Ellos se dejan influenciar por lo que el mundo exige, poder, dinero, fama, y se olvidan de lo mas importante: ser una familia. Presione en el enlace y escuche con atención, esta podría ser su…

  • Intrauterine Devices

      What is an IUD?  An Intrauterine Device (IUD) is a small object that is placed inside a woman’s uterus (womb) for the purpose of preventing or interrupting pregnancy.  Currently, there are two kinds of IUDs available in the United States: the Copper-T IUD, made from plastic and copper, and the Intrauterine System IUS, a…

  • VASECTOMY

    Vasectomy About 1.5 million of couples in the United States opt for sterilization every year.1 According to the Gutmacher institute 9.2% of couples in the US use vasectomy as a contraceptive method, and 500,000 vasectomies are performed in the United States every year.2 The medical community and most family planning advocates consider vasectomy a safe…

  • Emergency Contraception

    “Emergency contraception” is the use of a drug or a device after intercourse to prevent pregnancy. Emergency contraception is promoted for use when a woman has been raped, when a couple has chosen to have intercourse without using any form of contra-ception, or when there is a suspected contraceptive failure. Types of emergency contraception include…

  • Female sterilization

    What is female sterilization? Female sterilization means making a woman permanently infertile, usually by cutting, tying, or blocking her fallopian tubes. What are the fallopian tubes? The fallopian tubes are two organs situated sideways in the lower abdomen attached to the uterus. They conduct the ovum from the ovaries toward the uterus and also nurture…