Health
Quarantine Is The Perfect Time To Ditch The Pill And Learn Natural Birth Control Methods Instead
My personal history with hormonal birth control is one that many women might identify with. At 17, during my first ever visit to a gynecologist’s office, I was prescribed the pill as a bandaid for my reproductive health issues, without much additional investigation into said issues. Fast forward five agonizing years later, and I was done.
By Gwen Farrell4 min read
Through much searching, research, help, and encouragement from medical professionals I could finally trust, I began fertility awareness and was freed from — among other things — fluctuating weight, uncontrollable mood swings, passive suicidal ideation, artificial hormones, and an artificial menstrual cycle. Now, quarantine has afforded many of us the perfect opportunity to do the same, and here’s why.