Lynae, why people have these concepts about the pill? Rhea Ramjohn: OK, and kind of like the last question around this myth, she said she was told that the pill isn't the best thing to use. But it really depends on her lifestyle and her choices. The one with hormones actually may cause you to have a lighter period or no period at all. And if I have heavy, crampy periods, I might not want to use the one without hormones because you tend to have heavier cramping periods with the one without hormones, if that makes sense. And so if I were Grace, maybe I would think about what my bleeding is like. Lynae Brayboy: Yeah, so the one with hormones, the hormone is actually called levonorgestrel, and so that hormone essentially is secreted from a device that's put into your uterus by a healthcare professional. Rhea Ramjohn: And just to remind our listeners, these intrauterine devices, you said that there's one that's with hormones and there's one that isn't with hormones, right? So if I were to put myself in Grace’s position, I guess my follow up question would be, well, how does the one without hormones actually work and how effective is that? Or it can be an implant, which is actually the most effective form of birth control. And so what we would recommend, medically speaking, is to have them take something that is long-acting and so that can be in the form of an intrauterine device that has hormones, or not. You can't forget it, because if you forget it, then potentially what will happen is that the hormones in the pill will not protect you from actually ovulating and therefore you could be at risk for getting pregnant. So the pill is something to take every single day. Lynae Brayboy: But the best birth control is whatever you can take reliably, right, and so for a 15-year-old, it may not be the best thing if you can't remember to take it every single day. Lynae Brayboy: First of all, I want to say bravo, Grace, for asking the question. What are your thoughts about the quote unquote best form of birth control? Lynae, she has heard that it's not the best thing to use. I want to know what the best birth control is because I've been told the pill isn't the best thing to use." Now let’s jump in, and hear from one of them, I appreciate so much that she called in. so I’m hoping you can help with some of the myths sent in by our listeners. Lynae, you blew my mind in episode one with some of the facts that you laid down about sexuality and self image as it relates to hormonal birth control. Rhea Ramjohn: Hi Lynae, it's nice to have you back here. And here to help us bust some of these myths in this corner, I'm just kidding, but I do want to welcome back to Hormonal, Clue's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. This is our official myth-busting episode. This season has been all about birth control, and as we reach the very last episode of the season, we wanted to touch base with our science team to answer some very important questions – questions that our Clue app users and Hormonal listeners have sent us. Rhea Ramjohn: Hi, I'm Rhea Ramjohn, and this is Hormonal from Clue, the menstrual health app. We hope you feel welcome, even when a term that a guest uses maybe doesn’t apply to you.Īt Clue, we believe that our identities are not determined by our bodies. We also know we have listeners who have never had periods. We also know that there are people who aren’t women who have periods too. On Hormonal, we know that there are lots of women who have periods and lots who don’t. But we also talk about society and the world around us. On Hormonal we explore the science behind hormones.
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