Many women who are on birth control find themselves experiencing negative side effects such as:

• Low Libido

• Intense mood swings

• lack of period or irregular cycles

• cardiovascular issues

• low energy

• Weight gain

• Depression

Within my work, I have found that many women are very dissatisfied with the effects that hormonal birth control has had on their bodies.Whether they want to go off of HBC for health reasons or wanting to start a family, they feel very uniformed on where to start.

Unfortunately, in our culture today, women who go into their doctor complaining about painful periods, irregular cycles, acne, intense mood swings, etc., are told to go on birth control to “regulate their cycle.” The issue with this approach is that birth control does not actually regulate our bodies reproductive cycle and heal our symptoms. Instead, it shuts down our bodies natural hormonal pattern and is replaced with synthetic hormones that suppress our normal hormone function.

When our hormones are shut down, the natural process of our cycle is not taking its course, and therefore the issues they were hoping to fix are only being bandaged, and we are left dealing with the negative side effects that come with putting high amounts of synthetic hormones into our bodies.

Whether or not you are coming off of HBC due to a negative experience, learning how your cycle works offers you the chance to reach your fertility goals, hormone free!