"How do you review a contraceptive?" was a question I asked myself when Natural Cycles kindly sent me a six month trial of its certified* contraceptive app. I sure as hell wasn't going to risk pregnancy for the sake of a blog, even if I had been having any sex in the first place. So…
Continue reading ➞ My experience using Natural Cycles #Periodically 20
In news that was both disappointing and not at all unsurprising, my new doctor and I recently agreed that I will be going back on the pill. I've known for some time that the pill was likely to be the quickest source of relief for my dysmenorrhea (painful periods), menorrhagia (heavy periods), dyspareunia (painful sexual…
Continue reading ➞ Farewell Ovulation – Going Back on the Pill #Periodically 19
As discussed at great length (sorry) in A Tale of Two Pills I consider my relationship with hormonal contraceptives to be over. It is an unpopular opinion, one I've struggled to conclude myself for a long time. In my world, the pill has always been seen as this great feminist tool. It sat on its pedestal throughout…
Continue reading ➞ Does being ‘anti-pill’ make me a bad feminist? #Periodically 13
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