Fertility, The Pill & Period Pains - Does the pill do more good than bad?

60% of women use the contraceptive pill for reasons other than
contraception, the majority of this for cramps and pains - The
Washington Post.


Speaking to this weeks podcast guest, cramps, period pains,
irregular or missed periods could be a result of a much bigger
underlying issue, on average it takes between 8-12 years
for a women to get diagnosed with Endometriosis - which
makes one question are we irresponsibly using the pill?


Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator
and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. She teaches women
to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control,
conception, and monitoring overall health. 


Author of the book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth
that regular ovulation is only important when you want children
by recognising the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Drawing
heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an
evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual
cycle optimisation. She also hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast,
a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their
fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual
cycle health, fertility, and overall health.


Lisa is fun, informative and edgy! She has a super holistic
approach to medicine, with the ability to recognise where it’s
needed and also draw a line on where it is potentially causing
more harm than good.


We talk fertility, knowing ones cycle, contraception, period
pains and so much more. A brilliant guest, we hope you enjoy this
episode as much as we did.


Big love,


Dave & Steve


Produced by Sara Fawsitt & Sean Cahill


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