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How I Deal with Estrogen Dominance (without birth control)
Ever since I started getting my period as a teen, my cycle has been erratic and my periods have been heavy and long. Almost immediately, they started coming every two weeks, usually lasting…
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The Origin of Pain
Or, The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me – Yet! Or, How the U.S. Health System Fucks You Up, Then Leaves You High and Dry Or, The Insidious Ways Doctors Weaponize Women’s…
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Why Are There So Few Safe Options for Menstrual Care?
We all know that medical research for women lags embarrassingly far behind other medical research. Take this example: The myth that the clitoris has 8,000 nerve endings comes from a study on cows…
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No Pills, Plz: Why I’m Done with Birth Control Pills
It feels a bit wrong to be writing anything that criticizes birth control methods these days—considering the state of women’s rights in the U.S. and the obliteration of Roe v. Wade, we need…
