Other Methods Archives

Availability of spermicide in Israel

Hi. Can you please tell everyone what spermicides are available in Israel? Apparently you can get Glovan in pharmacies anymore.

Alternatives to pill

I have been having issues with the birth control pills I have been using for almost 4 years (since my last child was born). I have very little libido (interested maybe every 7–10 days, a real mismatch from my husband's interest, which is 2–3 t...

Replace Mirena or tubal ligation?

I am 42. I have 3 girls and 2 boys. I have had a Mirena for over 4 years. I spotted for a few months and now my period is mostly gone with an occasional stain. 1. I do not want more children. I am struggling to do a good job with the ones I have.
2. ...

Tubal ligation vs. salpingectomy

In a case where, due to a significant risk of sekana to the mother’s life if another pregnancy is attempted, a tubal ligation would be permitted… is there a halachic difference between tubal ligation vs. salpingectomy?

Contraceptive sponge

Hi, I would like to know if the spermicidal sponge is a valid method of birth control that is halachically permitted. The rabbi that my husband asked said that, since the penis comes in contact with it, it’s not allowed halachically. But I read that...

Temporary use of condom

Hello, I am currently 24 years old and married. My husband and I have received rabbinic permission for contraception while I complete my academic program, which is challenging and time-sensitive. We plan to start trying for a pregnancy in about six months...

FAM and barrier methods

Do a lot of frum women utilize the fertility awareness method? What barrier method is the most effective when utilizing FAM?

Phexxi

Is it halachically permissible to use Phexxi as contraception?
It is a new prescription contraceptive gel that was just FDA approved.

Is sterilization permitted when pregnancy would be dangerous?

My husband and I have been blessed with three healthy children, in the past three years. We have two boys and a girl. Unfortunately, the pregnancies and deliveries have not been so trivial for me. I have had three c–sections. On the most recent one,...

Backup contraception after missed POP

I recently switched from using regular hormonal birth control to using progesterone only pills due to headaches. I missed a pill this week and was late taking the next day’s pill. The doctor has told me that unlike with regular hormonal birth contro...

Abstinence as a contraceptive method

Is simply not having sex an acceptable form of birth control? My husband and I do not have sex very often (twice in the past 6 months), and it seems unnecessarily complicated for me to go on the Pill or something...

Depo provera

1. Is the Depo-Provera injection an acceptable form of birth control and, if so, can it affect milk supply and can the hormones affect the baby? 2. Is it permissible as a form of birth control to use the injection and the Read More

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