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<\/a><\/div>\nC<\/span>\u2018mon maaan, you\u2019ve already made your big 5 Reasons Contraceptives Suck<\/a> post! Now everyone knows you\u2019re a good Catholic and we can all go on with our lives, right? Wrong. Firstly because it is a general principle that someone must see an\u00a0advertisement\u00a0six times before buying the product advertised (OK, admittedly, it has nothing to do with that, don\u2019t expect four more posts). Secondly, and more truthfully, I have serious issues with The Pill. With most other contraceptives, individuals can be convinced of the reasonableness of the Church\u2019s teachings by way of a good chuckle. Seriously, if someone mentions that they use the female condom in their marriage just chuckle like you\u2019re in 6th grade. At some point, someone<\/em> has to admit it\u2019s ridiculous. But The Pill is a little sexier than that. So:<\/p>\n 1. Makes it harder for women to find a good mate.<\/strong> I know, I know, pretty old-school terminology. A mate? You mean a committed sexual partner? Whatever. The issue here is that women on the birth-control pill lose the natural ability to pick out \u2013 actually to sniff out \u2013 a man with an immune system that compliments<\/a> their own. In the wild and wonderful world of mating, you\u2019re going to be naturally, chemically attracted to a man with an immune system unlike your own, because two varying adult immune systems have a good chance of creating one healthy, balanced little-baby-immune-system. To put it simply, women on The Pill end up\u00a0unnaturally\u00a0attracted to someone \u2013 biologically \u2013 like their brother. What\u2019s the problem with this? If you come off the Pill \u2013 which so many contracepting couples do at some point in their relationship \u2013 you\u2019re not likely to remain attracted to someone like your brother. And, if the goal at some point is to have children, you\u2019re fertility is reduced. It\u2019s the way nature works to keep the future\u00a0generations\u00a0healthy.<\/p>\n 2. Screws with women\u2019s natural desire for sex.<\/strong> This is just whack, as far as I can tell. And I know, I know, I\u2019ve mentioned it before. But I only mention it again because I truly don\u2019t mind being the guy who constantly stands up for women having better sex. So, Biology 101: A female most wants to have sex when she is ovulating. The Pill ends ovulation. A woman\u2019s hormonal cycle flatlines, and guess what? That strong desire to have sex flatlines with it. Now whenever I write this, whether it be here or here, \u00a0I tend to get a bunch of dudes protesting. This always strikes me as odd \u2013 and perhaps even just a wee, tiny bit sexist. So, men, why don\u2019t you ask your wife\/committed\u00a0sexual partner whether basic science applies to her, instead of just assuming she\u2019s having the time of her life. And then there\u2019s the fact that men<\/em> are most attracted to women when they\u2019re ovulating. (Spoiler Alert: This is not a coincidence.) It\u2019s interesting to note that, given 80% of our fertility-aged women are on birth-control, it\u2019s distinctly likely that there are men out there who have no idea what it\u2019s like to really, really, naturally want to have sex. \u00a0More on that in a second.<\/p>\n