And Yet

We feel like crap when taking the pill.We’re not alone in this experience of feeling like crap when taking hormonal birth control pills.We’re not against hormonal birth control, but we are against using the pill as a blanket solution. There’s well-documented gender bias in the medical field, and it’s time for doctors to really start listening to women.Over the last decade, for the first time, statistics for hormonal birth control for millennial women has actually decreased because of the rough side effects that have become commonplace. In other words, women aren’t putting up with this anymore.On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Jolene Brighten. She is one of the pioneers in menstrual health reform in the United States. She’s a functional medicine naturopathic medical doctor, founder of Rubus Health, and is globally recognized as the leading expert in post-birth control syndrome.Our conversation covers everything from personal experiences of doctors not paying attention to us in the clinic, and personal exper