After my recent post about withdrawal, I started thinking about the many varieties of birth control methods we have out there when we start combining methods, especially when you have a handle on what is happening with our cycle and know exactly when you are fertile based on charting your cycles with the sympto-thermal method… Read More
The Worst Advice I’ve Ever Heard About Withdrawal
I was pursuing some message boards the other day and someone dared to ask about withdrawal. I say dared to ask because it seems like it was daring, at least from the strong berating they got in the many answers that followed. “Withdrawal doesn’t work, that’s how people get pregnant!” “Wow, what are they teaching… Read More
Does hormonal birth control (like the pill) affect your sex drive?
You may have heard that using hormonal birth control can change (*ahem* lower) your sex drive as a passing joke, your friend saying: “Yeah, that worked for me as birth control because I never wanted to have sex!”, but is it more truth or fiction? Your hormones certainly play a role in your sex drive… Read More
The lifestyles of fertility awareness users: 2.) The health freak
This is a continuation of a series that was started in this post. Please check it out if you want more of this or want to see the introduction to the series. Health freak is a kind of funny term, yeah? Why does it make me freaky to want to be healthy? Other than the… Read More
Why can’t we question the pill? An interview with Holly Grigg-Spall
Questioning the safety and, currently extensive, use of hormonal contraceptives (especially the pill) is not well accepted. I think that I only truly grasped that fact after seeing the backlash from Sweetening the Pill: or how we got hooked on hormonal birth control by Holly Grigg-Spall. I followed her facebook page before the book was… Read More
How is a windable watch like fertility awareness?
Yesterday I was walking down the steps of my apartment building and winding my pocket watch that I wear around my neck at the same time. While I was doing this, I thought about how much I love that I have a watch that I just wind everyday instead of having to get new batteries… Read More
What’s a typical day like when using fertility awareness?
Does it surprise you to hear that, other than the fact that my business is dedicated to teaching the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness, I actually give very little thought to charting each day? I probably spend 2 minutes, tops, charting my cycle while I am fertile (about 9 days or so for me) and… Read More
Hormonal Contraception: Blinders for your hormonal imbalance?
If you had or have a hormonal imbalance, you were probably told to use hormonal birth control to “regulate” your cycles, reduce bleeding or cramping, clear acne, etc. It’s often seen as a cure-all for lady-maladies. Is hormonal contraception really balancing your hormones? Hormonal birth control does not put your body into it’s ideal… Read More
Is herbal birth control safe?
Have you ever thought about using herbs as a birth control method? They are herbs after all, how much damage could they do? Use of herbs tends to be popular among health conscious individuals since they have less drastic effects on the body than conventional drugs. There are also many herbs that are very innocuous,… Read More
The secret to getting you partner excited about fertility awareness
Are you so ready to learn and use the sympto-thermal method, but aren’t quite sure how your partner will react? Or have you brought up the idea and they are not so keen? I don’t advocate forcing anyone into a situation they don’t want to be in, but education can be key to making an… Read More