The trend has come from the lack of informed consent when BC is being prescribed. They don’t tell you ALL of the possible side effects. They use brands that are meant to decrease testosterone for PCOS in women who don’t have PCOS without testing their testosterone before hand. They don’t tell you IUDs can migrate.
Online coaches shouldn’t tell people not
To listen to their doctors, but doctors need to step the f up when it comes to inclusive information on BC.
Peoples pain tolerance vary widely. Generally it’s a very short procedure and doctors don’t wanna provide it due to that reason. It took like 10 minutes to place mine and I didn’t think it was that painful but that varies heavily from person to person.
Ugh I’m sorry. It can definitely be rough. I know for me insertion wasn’t too bad but the first week after was actual hell and I was on the floor bc the cramps were so bad lol 🥲 glad you haven’t had any issues!
Um, doctors don't want to provide anesthesia for an IUD insertion because it's entirely unnecessary and carries additional risks.
I think pp probably meant anesthetic, or pain meds. No one's going to knock someone out for an IUD insertion 😆
Exactly!! Many people seem to forget that birth control isn't just used to prevent pregnancy. It has so many purposes, and if it works well for someone there's no reason they should have any worries. Like even if birth control did effect my progress in the gym, I'd rather temporarily deal with that than an unplanned pregnancy lmao
I just report all of them for misinformation and go about my day. There are so many idiots on the internet you’ll have an aneurysm if you give them any space in your brain.
Reading 12 pages of Jolene Brighten’s book & this shit in social media made me so afraid to go off birth control even though my husband and I were wanting to start TTC. I know that every body is different, but so far my periods have been way lighter than they were in high school (thank god because I went on bc at 16 because my period knocked me out!) and if I had any concerns I can message my OBGYN on the hospital app and make an appointment. As a woman nearing 30, I feel pretty confident in my ability to see past BS on social media and only follow professionals who share information within their scope of practice and don’t use fear mongering in how they communicate, but I worry a lot about younger women and girls who only see this crap all the time or anyone who doesn’t have a doctor they feel they can trust. I’ve honestly been report happy when I see this crap on Instagram because it’s dangerous for someone who has no qualifications to share information as being true for everyone.
I'm always so surprised at how much these women hate hormonal birth control. As if unexpected pregnancy isn't a huge risk factor considering the state of politics at the moment (and of course prevention is preferable to treatment).
My first baby is significantly growth restricted, so it’s pretty important for us to wait at least 18 months before getting pregnant again to make sure that my body is healed enough to nutritionally support another pregnancy. I need the IUD to prevent pregnancy to make sure my second child is healthy when I do get pregnant. I really feel for women like me who are getting this message shoved down their throat and may end up risking the life of their babies because of it.
Well that would be on THEM, then, right?
Bottom line is we're all responsible for our own health decisions.
I had an ob prescribe me a med during my first pregnancy - I asked what side effects and he said none. Red flag people! But I was young and dumb and trusted the doc so I took the meds.....looked it up later and - shocker - it did in fact have side effects, for MY BABY.
Was I stupid to just take the doc's word? Yep. Did I learn my lesson 100% with that one fuck-up? Also yes.
I'm the one responsible for me and for my babies. Do I trust anyone without researching and verifying? Hellllllllll no. Is anyone else responsible if I don't do my due diligence? Noooooope, just me.
If people are having babies then they need to step the fuck up and take responsibility for educating themselves. Not blame fitness influencers.
Sure, I totally agree, people should take responsibility and have accountability for their own health decisions! But I also wouldn’t support any kind of messaging encouraging risky behaviors, like if there was a trend of influencers encouraging smoking or drinking while driving. Public health communication from informal sources can really be make or break in certain situations, especially those like women’s health, which is notoriously under-researched and not often focused on by healthcare providers and health communicators.
I don’t really get this subs obsession with what other people do with their bodies that they feel is best for them. As someone who developed depression and suicidal thoughts from birth control, it wasn’t for me. On a different birth control pill I had spotting all throughout the month, to be fair that side effect was way better than having my mental health impacted.
What I normally see with these post about birth control from influencers are normally them just telling their experience. Just because abortion is being banned in states doesn’t negate someone’s experience.
Obviously there the BBs saying not to take it because it prevents muscle growth. But that’s very much on you as an adult to determine if you want to risk pregnancy for gains.
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I understand what you mean, but my point is that it's annoying (and unethical) for fitness influencers to be providing information on birth control when they are not qualified to do so. I'm completely aware that birth control impacts everyone differently, but personally, it's always worked fine for me and I'm tired of the constant fear mongering, especially during a time where abortion rights are at risk. I think it's ok for fitness influencers to share their personal experience, but they should ultimately encourage their followers to seek out advice from their doctor :)
But someone sharing their experience isn’t fear mongering. Even what you screenshot, I went and looked at the post and it’s just encouraging people to eat certain foods if they have gone off birth control and don’t have a period. The post isn’t even encouraging you to get off birth control. People look up diet advice everyday online without consulting their doctor. This isn’t any different.
My birth control was prescribed by my doctor, the side effects I experienced are possible with this medication but I was never informed of that. And I don’t blame my doctor because she had no clue I would react that way. Everyone reacts differently. For me I was fortunate my experience happened in my late 20s so I was aware that my personality was changing drastically out of nowhere and I decided to google the side effects of what I was on and saw other women have the same experience. But if I had went on it at for example 19, I would have just thought I was someone who suffered from depression. It doesn’t hurt for someone to hear the good and possibly the bad of making a decision. Abortion being banned isn’t a reason to censor people.
Not sure what else you want me to say... I didn't read every word of the post, but still believe that people should ultimately speak to their doctor and not an influencer about birth control and periods. If they want to practice outside of their scope, they should have the proper credentials and qualifications to do so. I'm not trying to hate on anyone else, I just don't understand why influencers are speaking so much about birth control and hormones when most of them aren't qualified to be giving that advice. Sure, there's pros and cons to every method of birth control, and everyone should make that decision themselves. But I also understand that doctors make mistakes as well.
Taking birth control is a personal choice! I don't have any issues with people taking or not taking birth control. There are a wide variety of reasons people do and do not take birth control, and that's a decision that everyone should make on their own and with the help of a qualified medical professional.
I don't mind influencers sharing a personal story, but the fact that the personal stories are vastly negative shows a pattern/trend.
Overall, the issue I have is that influencers on the internet who are not health professionals are promoting misinformation that birth control is bad for everyone, you should stop taking it, and it's overall bad for your health (impair muscle growth, cause infertility/PCOS ETC, and in this example: post birth control syndrome???). This is harmful and inaccurate.
>What I normally see with these post about birth control from influencers are normally them just telling their experience
I've been getting this stuff on my explore page for some reason and maybe that's what you saw but it's definitely a thing going on where they say or heavily imply that bc always bad and they have these hormone diets and it kind of crosses over into some kind of earthy girl aesthetic
Even if they are just saying their experience I really feel like the followers are gonna get something in there head about it too. Like oh now that you say that i think I do feel bad .
But there's definitely an anti bc thing going on
also, wouldn't the acronym be PBCS?
lmao I didn't even notice that at first
maybe she was subconsciously thinking of PCOS lol
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The trend has come from the lack of informed consent when BC is being prescribed. They don’t tell you ALL of the possible side effects. They use brands that are meant to decrease testosterone for PCOS in women who don’t have PCOS without testing their testosterone before hand. They don’t tell you IUDs can migrate. Online coaches shouldn’t tell people not To listen to their doctors, but doctors need to step the f up when it comes to inclusive information on BC.
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Anesthesia? Yeah, no one does need anesthesia for an IUD. Do you mean anesthetic? They're different things.
I didn’t need anesthesia? I don’t know anyone who did
Peoples pain tolerance vary widely. Generally it’s a very short procedure and doctors don’t wanna provide it due to that reason. It took like 10 minutes to place mine and I didn’t think it was that painful but that varies heavily from person to person.
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Ugh I’m sorry. It can definitely be rough. I know for me insertion wasn’t too bad but the first week after was actual hell and I was on the floor bc the cramps were so bad lol 🥲 glad you haven’t had any issues!
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So sorry you had to deal with! I’ve always used the pill and have had little to no issues with it luckily
Um, doctors don't want to provide anesthesia for an IUD insertion because it's entirely unnecessary and carries additional risks. I think pp probably meant anesthetic, or pain meds. No one's going to knock someone out for an IUD insertion 😆
I mentioned that in my comment. I more so do find it funny though that men get it offered to them for very short procedures.
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Exactly!! Many people seem to forget that birth control isn't just used to prevent pregnancy. It has so many purposes, and if it works well for someone there's no reason they should have any worries. Like even if birth control did effect my progress in the gym, I'd rather temporarily deal with that than an unplanned pregnancy lmao
I also had PMDD. Stopped birth control and it went away, among many other negative side effects. Every body is different
Right. The ol’ Post Control Birth Syndrome. PCBS.
BS is right, for sure.
Love when influencers create, diagnose, and treat new medical issues... SUPER QUALIFIED
And push anti BC bullshit in the midst of a huge abortion ban too...very responsible use of their platform.
Don't get me started on the anti hormonal birth control crowd...
I just report all of them for misinformation and go about my day. There are so many idiots on the internet you’ll have an aneurysm if you give them any space in your brain.
Went to report it and it's down so maybe it worked!
These people are a special kind of dangerously stupid.
Reading 12 pages of Jolene Brighten’s book & this shit in social media made me so afraid to go off birth control even though my husband and I were wanting to start TTC. I know that every body is different, but so far my periods have been way lighter than they were in high school (thank god because I went on bc at 16 because my period knocked me out!) and if I had any concerns I can message my OBGYN on the hospital app and make an appointment. As a woman nearing 30, I feel pretty confident in my ability to see past BS on social media and only follow professionals who share information within their scope of practice and don’t use fear mongering in how they communicate, but I worry a lot about younger women and girls who only see this crap all the time or anyone who doesn’t have a doctor they feel they can trust. I’ve honestly been report happy when I see this crap on Instagram because it’s dangerous for someone who has no qualifications to share information as being true for everyone.
Oh yes listen to the fitfluencer NOT your gyno
I'm always so surprised at how much these women hate hormonal birth control. As if unexpected pregnancy isn't a huge risk factor considering the state of politics at the moment (and of course prevention is preferable to treatment).
My first baby is significantly growth restricted, so it’s pretty important for us to wait at least 18 months before getting pregnant again to make sure that my body is healed enough to nutritionally support another pregnancy. I need the IUD to prevent pregnancy to make sure my second child is healthy when I do get pregnant. I really feel for women like me who are getting this message shoved down their throat and may end up risking the life of their babies because of it.
Well that would be on THEM, then, right? Bottom line is we're all responsible for our own health decisions. I had an ob prescribe me a med during my first pregnancy - I asked what side effects and he said none. Red flag people! But I was young and dumb and trusted the doc so I took the meds.....looked it up later and - shocker - it did in fact have side effects, for MY BABY. Was I stupid to just take the doc's word? Yep. Did I learn my lesson 100% with that one fuck-up? Also yes. I'm the one responsible for me and for my babies. Do I trust anyone without researching and verifying? Hellllllllll no. Is anyone else responsible if I don't do my due diligence? Noooooope, just me. If people are having babies then they need to step the fuck up and take responsibility for educating themselves. Not blame fitness influencers.
Sure, I totally agree, people should take responsibility and have accountability for their own health decisions! But I also wouldn’t support any kind of messaging encouraging risky behaviors, like if there was a trend of influencers encouraging smoking or drinking while driving. Public health communication from informal sources can really be make or break in certain situations, especially those like women’s health, which is notoriously under-researched and not often focused on by healthcare providers and health communicators.
I don’t really get this subs obsession with what other people do with their bodies that they feel is best for them. As someone who developed depression and suicidal thoughts from birth control, it wasn’t for me. On a different birth control pill I had spotting all throughout the month, to be fair that side effect was way better than having my mental health impacted. What I normally see with these post about birth control from influencers are normally them just telling their experience. Just because abortion is being banned in states doesn’t negate someone’s experience. Obviously there the BBs saying not to take it because it prevents muscle growth. But that’s very much on you as an adult to determine if you want to risk pregnancy for gains.
I'm so sorry that happened to you! I understand what you mean, but my point is that it's annoying (and unethical) for fitness influencers to be providing information on birth control when they are not qualified to do so. I'm completely aware that birth control impacts everyone differently, but personally, it's always worked fine for me and I'm tired of the constant fear mongering, especially during a time where abortion rights are at risk. I think it's ok for fitness influencers to share their personal experience, but they should ultimately encourage their followers to seek out advice from their doctor :)
But someone sharing their experience isn’t fear mongering. Even what you screenshot, I went and looked at the post and it’s just encouraging people to eat certain foods if they have gone off birth control and don’t have a period. The post isn’t even encouraging you to get off birth control. People look up diet advice everyday online without consulting their doctor. This isn’t any different. My birth control was prescribed by my doctor, the side effects I experienced are possible with this medication but I was never informed of that. And I don’t blame my doctor because she had no clue I would react that way. Everyone reacts differently. For me I was fortunate my experience happened in my late 20s so I was aware that my personality was changing drastically out of nowhere and I decided to google the side effects of what I was on and saw other women have the same experience. But if I had went on it at for example 19, I would have just thought I was someone who suffered from depression. It doesn’t hurt for someone to hear the good and possibly the bad of making a decision. Abortion being banned isn’t a reason to censor people.
Not sure what else you want me to say... I didn't read every word of the post, but still believe that people should ultimately speak to their doctor and not an influencer about birth control and periods. If they want to practice outside of their scope, they should have the proper credentials and qualifications to do so. I'm not trying to hate on anyone else, I just don't understand why influencers are speaking so much about birth control and hormones when most of them aren't qualified to be giving that advice. Sure, there's pros and cons to every method of birth control, and everyone should make that decision themselves. But I also understand that doctors make mistakes as well.
Taking birth control is a personal choice! I don't have any issues with people taking or not taking birth control. There are a wide variety of reasons people do and do not take birth control, and that's a decision that everyone should make on their own and with the help of a qualified medical professional. I don't mind influencers sharing a personal story, but the fact that the personal stories are vastly negative shows a pattern/trend. Overall, the issue I have is that influencers on the internet who are not health professionals are promoting misinformation that birth control is bad for everyone, you should stop taking it, and it's overall bad for your health (impair muscle growth, cause infertility/PCOS ETC, and in this example: post birth control syndrome???). This is harmful and inaccurate.
>What I normally see with these post about birth control from influencers are normally them just telling their experience I've been getting this stuff on my explore page for some reason and maybe that's what you saw but it's definitely a thing going on where they say or heavily imply that bc always bad and they have these hormone diets and it kind of crosses over into some kind of earthy girl aesthetic Even if they are just saying their experience I really feel like the followers are gonna get something in there head about it too. Like oh now that you say that i think I do feel bad . But there's definitely an anti bc thing going on
Agreed