Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

(HOLD THE THIRD/SMALLEST SIGN IN FRONT OF YOU).
The next day I met an old friend and I happily shared with her that I started using
contraception. She seemed to be very reluctant, and finally she told me that she herself
has used some pills few years ago and she got a pregnancy (TEAR).
After two weeks I was very worried because my period was continuing (not like usual,
but still every day) (TEAR). I asked one of my friends what it means and she told me that
these pills are not good; they are provoking cancer (TEAR). In the same day my mother
came to visit me and she observed that I had cried. When she asked me what’s happening
I told her the whole story and she said: “what is happening to you is a punishment from
God, because you have tried to do against our religion; it’s a sin not to have children, on
God’s will” (TEAR). She left my house immediately. After my mother’s departure I
took the decision to throw the pills away. (TEAR AND THROW THE THIRD SIGN
AWAY).
If you were Maria, would you use a family planning method anymore?
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RFHI/JSI Romania Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Session 2: Basic Principles of RH & FP