114: The Truth About Birth Control + the Marquette Method of NFP ft. Sarah Tramonte

The Catholic Feminist

Claire Swinarski

Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Politics, Jesus, Catholic, Religion, Socialjustice, Christianity, Feminist, Women

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Let’s talk about hormonal birth control. The fact that most Catholic women are on it, and the fact that few of us know what it even does.

Today’s podcast guest, Sarah Tramonte, is a registered nurse + an NFP instructor. Sarah walks us through what the heck birth control even does, why it’s SO frequently prescribed, if there’s ever an occasion where it might be the right choice for a non sexually-active person (her answer may surprise you!) and whether or not it’s really an abortifacient. 🤯 Sarah and I also talk WHY so many Catholic women have turned to hormonal birth control. There’s a severe lack of education in both our schools and pre-cana classes to teach women how fertility works and what a period should even look like. This lack of emphasis on such an important part of women’s health is, IMHO, a glaring spot of sexism within our healthcare industry. Sarah + I talk about why she loves Marquette and who that method is right for, as well as what to do if you just consistently feel like NFP DOESN’T WORK for you. 😥

Above all, I hope this episode encourages you to take time to learn about your fertility. Whether you’re single, have seven kids, or somewhere in between, understanding your cycle and this aspect of your womanhood is vital (literally, Sarah says your fertility should be considered a vital sign like your blood pressure or temperature). Enjoy!

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Catholic feminist episode 114. Today we're talking all about the truth about hormonal birth control and the Marquette method of NFP.
0:08.9	Today's episode is brought to you by Franciscan University of Stephenville for an authentically
0:13.6	Catholic education that blends faith and intellect head on over to Franciscan
0:18.2	dot edu slash TCF. Today's episode is also brought to you by the Blessed Is She academic year planner.
0:25.6	If you are coming up on a new school year, you need this beautiful planner for the modern
0:29.2	Catholic woman snag years today at the Catholic feminist podcast.com slash planner.
0:34.0	Welcome to the Catholic feminist, a podcast for strong women who want to be informed,
0:41.0	inspired, and intentional. I'm your host Claire and I'm so glad to be informed, inspired, and intentional. I'm your host, Claire, and I'm so glad you're here. Y'all have been asking for this episode and here it is we are talking all about hormonal birth control. You guys this is going to be a good
1:05.4	one. I'm so excited to have NFP instructor and registered nurse Sarah
1:10.0	Charmonte on the show today.
1:12.5	Sarah is so smart, she's going to break down for us
1:15.6	what birth control does to your body,
1:17.4	answer some kind of common questions about it,
1:19.3	and then we're also talking about the Marquette method of NFP, which is the method of NFP that she
1:24.1	instructs in. I actually had my own NFP instructor on the show before. I'll make sure
1:28.6	to link to that in the show notes where we talked about the Creighton model, but
1:32.1	Marquette is just a different form of NFP.
1:34.5	As you'll hear Sarah say, you know, different forms are really good for different people,
1:38.9	different models, you know, depending on what your lifestyle is or like you know how serious you are about
1:45.0	postponing or achieving pregnancy or you know even like how you spend your day
1:49.2	all of that can affect which model of natural family planning works best for you. So it was so
1:54.9	great to have Sarah on the show. I know that you are going to enjoy our chat so let's jump
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