Hormonal

I am one of four girls in my family and was raised by very religious and conservative parents. They chose to not include birth control in our family insurance plan and primarily used “scare tactics” with my sisters and I so that we would not have under-age pregnancies. I am now 29 years old and feel like I have navigated the world of hormones and my female anatomy entirely on my own. Sadly I have found that I’ve been afraid to even educate myself, because the whole world of sex scared me and the thought of becoming pregnant and having a child seemed like the worst possible thing that could ever happen to me. Being afraid seems silly now that I’m older and have taken matters into my own hands and become a progressive, educated and independent thinker. Yet I’m sad that I lived in fear for so many years simply because of my parents beliefs and how wrong they were/are for not helping their four daughters understand their bodies and have a healthy relationship with basic human anatomy and function. I am not a mother and still feel that is not a fate that I wish for my life but wonder if I would feel differently had this fear not be engrained into my psyche. If I had a resource like the Clue app and this podcast as a young woman, I think I would have a much healthier relationship with my female identity. I appreciate the work you are doing and offer my support!

For everyone who menstruates or just wants to learn more about cool human body stuff.

In the latest episode Happy Birthday, birth control!, the guest sugarcoats eugenics. This is not okay. We can only move forward by actually confronting problematic history. Hormonal and the Clue app have lost my trust.

Love the suggestion on how to talk to your doctor about side effects. My doctor never asked me about side effects when I was in the pill and I had really terrible mood swings