Bri Brown IHP, NTP

Birth control is handed out to women like candy, being told there is little to no effect on your health and it’s the best or only option you have and I’m here to tell you this isn’t the answer you should be accepting as final word.

Whether you want to take HBC is entirely up to you and a personal decision, but the lack of education/informed consent around it needs to change.

I was given the pill in my young teens to help with “acne & balancing my hormones”. I thought it was the only option, and my doctor certainly made it seem so.

After 10 years on it, I started experiencing things like digestive issues, hair thinning/loss, ovarian cysts, pain & a lot of stress that came with these things. My body was saying it had enough.

I decided to come off the pill and I was hit with an even bigger truckload of symptoms — really, really, really painful periods, horrible headaches, irregular cycle, so moody and emotionally all over the place. My body screamed LOUD.

I am still on the journey of healing my hormones myself, but from where I started to where I am now, my cycle is night & day better and can see the light at the end of the tunnel to having symptom-less periods. I did this by addressing the root causes & being consistent.

So I encourage all women to know that other options exist — HBC isn’t the only option. Ask yourself WHY you might be having symptoms? Dig deeper, find the root cause & address it 🫶🏼