At 19, Tianna's period disappeared. She left the doctor's office with a birth control prescription, a "just lose weight," and almost no explanation of PCOS or ovulation. Years later, when she wanted a baby, she had to learn ovulation strips, cervical mucus, apps and progesterone from scratch. In this episode, registered nurse and PCOS fertility coach Tianna Trinidad talks about the fertility education so many women with PCOS never got.
In this episode:
• Why treating a symptom and explaining what's happening in your body are two different things
• Birth control has real uses, and why a withdrawal bleed still isn't proof you ovulated
• Why this doesn't mean birth control "causes" infertility: medication-managed bleeding and your natural cycle are different conversations
• Losing 60+ pounds and reversing prediabetes, and why weight loss alone still isn't a fertility assessment
• Losing her first son at six months, and becoming the nurse and the patient
• Why learning your reproductive system shouldn't wait until you're trying to conceive
"You didn't suddenly become worthy of understanding your reproductive system the day you decided you wanted to get pregnant."
This is education, not medical advice. Take what you learn to your doctor.
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Next week: Metformin and PCOS: Why You're Still Not Ovulating (and What Has to Happen First).
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Content note: this episode mentions pregnancy loss.