it’s funny how it’s so difficult to find a doctor who’ll prescribe hrt to correct women’s natural cycles, but no questions asked when someone wants hrt to transition

yeah there’s such an discrepancy between different gynos, i had one that tried to talk me out of taking my hormonal iud out because she said there was “literally no downsides”, after I’d just spent ten minutes describing all the side effects I’d had from it lol

i was put on birth control for extreme cramps and irregular periods in my teens. now I know they were most likely caused by being severely underweight but not a single medical professional suggested that might be the case. they love prescribing this shit instead of figuring out the root cause of womens health issues.

my best friend is a nurse at a gyn ward and she’s observed similar things. she also had to sit through a lecture about endometriosis where the lecturer spent half the time talking about how much worse medical care was for non binary’s and how much more discriminated against they are than “cis” women lol

you know this is usually not the case, and even in the cases that they do it’s often heavily downplayed. the main issue I have is not even the symptoms themselves, but that women are not taught how their cycle works, and the potential reasons they might be experiencing pain, excessive bleeding or lack thereof. we trust our doctors to do what’s best for us, but rather than trying to find out what could cause hormonal discrepancies they’re very eager to prescribe this one fix that yes alleviates some symptoms, but causes others and completely obliterates our natural hormonal cycle. they also downplay and completely ignore how much hormones affect who we are and will prescribe it to us because it doesn’t matter if we’re miserable or apathetic as long as we can have sex without risking pregnancy. there’s a reason these hormones are commonly used to prevent pregnancy in women, but are only used to chemically castrate men who are convicted sexual predators.

i live by this

there’s basically a 12-24h window every cycle were women can get pregnant, as long as you avoid it a few days before and during ovulation the risk of getting pregnant is virtually nonexistent. as long as she knows her cycle well enough that is.

it’s crazy we have to basically figure out what wrong with us ourselves and then beg them to prescribe the treatment needed instead of them helping us in the first place. even the better doctors has had a very hands off approach and basically just been susceptible to my suggestions, but never making any on their own.

it’s really weird to because the big study that concluded that estrogen caused cancer has been widely debunked, and recent studies that i’ve read can’t find a link between cancer and bio-identical estrogen at all, while the medical risks of transitioning is far more common and well recorded (although rarely brought up)

sometimes birth control is necessary, but if it’s possible I would try to change doctors because it’s important to figure out if you do have it. working out, having a healthy diet and avoiding certain foods has helped, for some reason eating gluten and sugar triggers extreme cramps for me so I avoid that so maybe see if you have some kind of food sensitivity? celiac, chrons and ibs can make your body unable to take up nutrients which can cause irregular or absent periods or excessive cramps as well. hope you figure it out I know how frustrating it can be but don’t give up❤️

if you want, but i’d recommend a copper iud. i had one for years and had no issues

i’m not anti that hormonal birth control exists and think it should be an option, but i am against it being prescribed to young women without them realising how it can alter the natural state of their minds and bodies

so true medical professionals would never overzealously prescribe drugs to anyone instead of figuring out and fixing the root cause

yeah i genuinely did not have any issues with it for a long time or so i thought until like 3 years in i realised how apathetic I’d become. I also started storing fat weird, in my arms and upper back, constantly bloated, lethargic and absent minded. it really creeped up on me so i didn’t even notice until i started getting weird cramps and began looking in to it.. i always hated having a cycle before but now i love it, makes me feel very in tune with myself. obviously not everyone will have issues with it but i just think it’s important to know that there can be side effects and you might not even be able to tell

someone in the comments were talking about getting a low dose progesterone prescription instead of bc, but from what I’ve heard doctors are reluctant to prescribe hrt to biological women for some reason🙄

i was very concerned about that too, but surprisingly i had no issues at all, if anything my periods were lighter than before. i had some cramping, but not worse than when i was on bc or the hormonal iud. it’s different for everyone though just like with bc, my friend had to take hers out because excessive bleeding but most people i know who’s had it had a good experience. i think you just hear about the horror stories more

yeah i said this in another comment comment too but you still only ovulate for 24 hours at most and sperm can live up to 5 days inside you, so if you know your cycle and avoid having sex during that time it’s a very effective form of contraceptive

yeah it’s def something that’s better fitted for ltr, but i think it would do most women good to know their cycle and when they’re ovulating in general. feels like i know myself and my mood so much better

yes it is, you can only get pregnant when you’re ovulating which you typically do once a month, and sperm can survive up to five days. most women do not know their cycle well or it’s not consistent enough to use this method though.

not sure what point you’re trying to make :/

because its framed as something positive and, freeing and “women taking charge of their sexuality”, when it’s the opposite imo. whether it’s used to suppress symptoms for underlying medical issues, or so you can have sex without any actual commitment, it feels like women draw the short end of the stick. unfortunately most women are docile and submissive, even more so when on these types of medications or ssris. our trusting nature is being taken advantage of by big pharma and liberal elites✊😔

copper iud might affect your hormones a little bit, but it will not disrupt your natural cycle. i’ve heard a lot of horror stories, but i had a very good experience and according to several gyns i’ve talked to most women don’t get any extreme side effects, it’s more that the women who did are usually more vocal about it

i started getting periods almost immediately but getting a regular and consistent cycle took almost a year

i only stopped taking hormones like three years ago and by then i was at a normal weight but i stopped eating gluten and avoid sugar which has helped. just quit nicotine as well because messes with your estrogen. boron supplements are also great, but i would definitely recommend to see a doctor

exactly, my grandmother actually got ovarian cancer this way so when my mom went through menopause doctors basically refused to prescribe it to her despite modern treatments showing no indication of causing it. horrible it’s still being spread as facts

you’re stating things i’ve already disclosed, it’s still a good method if you know your body which more women would if they weren’t put on bc and were taught about their natural cycle.