Physical
What happens to your body after you quit the pill?
Hormonal birth control overrides your body's hormone signaling for months or years. When you stop, your system doesn't just pick up where it left off. For some people, it takes a while for the body to figure out what to do again.
Women are told it's all in their heads. But these symptoms are real, measurable, and they have a physiological basis.— 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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