As a pre-teen or young teen, if you struggle with acne or painful periods youll probably be prescribed a carcinogen in a convenient little pill. After continuing to take it for the next 10-20 years, when you decide to have a baby the likelihood youll have a cesarean surgery is over 30%. If you do have a vaginal birth, if youre like 90% of women your birth will be augmented with pitocin and/or with an epidural. If you manage to do without either of those, youll likely push when youre told while sitting on your tailbone. When you are in your forties (or sometimes even in your thirties) and begin to experience pre-menopause and menopause symptoms, youll be told to schedule regular boob smashings and probably be given a prescription for estrogen (such as Premarin, derived from pregnant horse urine) and likely a synthetic progesterone, too. When you gradually feel worse, with irregular bleeding, fibroids, breast lumps, headaches and gain weight, youll probably have your doses increased and also prescribed Prozac or Zoloft. Then finally a hysterectomy will be recommended. Wanting something different isnt selfish or naive. Our bodies are not broken. There is a reason starting your menstrual cycle was once sacred, pregnancy wasnt a disease, giving birth was a celebration and menopause used to be called wisening. There are still women who seek to be in touch with the cycles and rhythms of their bodies. There is another way.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:41:33 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015