Menstruation is always a hot topic, but not usually in a good way. Menstruation presents an opportunity for advertisers and drug companies to sell us many many products. And to make sure that all of us ladies consume their products they have been telling us stories about menstruation for decades now. We have been told… Read More »
Top 10 unexpected effects of coming off the pill
There are so many reasons women find themselves on the birth-control pill. Many women take the pill for acne, painful periods, heavy bleeding, ‘irregular cycles’, endometriosis and PCOS related symptoms. But the pill doesn’t treat the root causes of these symptoms it offers temporary relief, and even though the main reason for the birth control pill… Read More »
Why are you on the pill?
One of the issues I have with the pill are the creative marketing practices that expand the market to include a variety of women who use oral contraceptives for reasons other than birth control. Everyone seems to be looking for a quick and easy solution for just about everything and the pill seems to offer just… Read More »
The pill – not all it’s cracked up to be
Fertility awareness gets such a bad wrap. Since fertility awareness still remains on the fringe of popular culture it is often misunderstood, and since most people have heard of the rhythm method it never fails that the fertility awareness method and the rhythm method are considered to be one in the same. I have found that most women… Read More »