Is hormonal birth control impacting you? Whether you've been on hormonal birth control for 4 months or 10 years, you might have noticed some impacts of the synthetic hormones. Over the last few years, social media has blown up about stories of women who have been impacted by the pill or hormonal IUD and if you're curious if it's also causing problems for you, you’ve come to the right place! First of all, I’m sure you know that your hormones are complex! The hormonal process
You came off the pill or IUD months ago and your period is still unruly af. What gives!? Why am I a 32-year-old woman living in the body of a 15-year-old girl?! Your periods are so heavy that you can't even go on a 2 hour hike without stopping mid trail to change your protection. Your boss is concerned about you because you have to skip work because of your period cramps, AND you've been dropping the ball on big client meetings from your forgetfulness. Then you get teary
What's the difference between a menstrual cycle vs a period? The period (or a bleed) can either be your natural period or a withdrawal bleed from the birth control pill. People taking the pill, don't have natural hormonal fluctuations found in a menstrual cycle because that process is suppressed with the synthetic hormones from the pill. But they do have a withdrawal bleed during the week of hormone withdrawal when those placebo pills are taken. On the other hand, the menstru
