Physical
Why quitting the pill can feel like a second puberty
Hormonal birth control suppresses your body's own hormone production for months or years. When you stop taking it, your system doesn't just pick up where it left off. It has to figure out how to run the show again.
Doctors often dismiss these symptoms as 'just your body adjusting,' but that adjustment is real and it deserves support.— Jolene Brighten
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Hormone Health Expert
Dr. Jolene Brighten is a naturopathic endocrinologist and author of Beyond the Pill, known for her work on hormonal health and the effects of hormonal birth control.
Based on Dr. Jolene Brighten — Beyond the Pill, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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