For You, When IVF Fails / How Often Should You Get a Pap Smear? / That Monthly Visit From PMS 💨
Plus, "From First Period To Last Period" pod is officially Live! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Hi friend!
As women, we're constantly bombarded with messages telling us what we can do to improve our health and fertility:
“Drink green juice daily.”
“Exercise regularly, but not too much.”
“Heal your hormones.”
“Reverse your chronic illness.”
“Eat to reduce inflammation.”
It’s enough to make your head spin.
At Rescripted, we believe that women need less of “You need to be perfect to be healthy,” and more of “Everything in moderation.” Because at the end of the day, humanity lies somewhere in the messy middle.
With From First Period To Last Period, we're shining a light on all of the women’s health topics that have long been considered taboo — keeping in mind that "wellness" is not one-size-fits-all. Listen to our conversation with TikTok-famous therapist Dr. Thai Alonso here.
New: For You, When Your Frozen Embryo Transfer Fails
"I am in the shower, and I'm letting the tears fall. Because in the shower, my son won't see my sadness. Because in the shower, I can sob without seeing the heartbreak on my husband's face. Because in the shower, I can collect my thoughts.
The stats were on our side. The embryo was normal. I had carried one healthy, beautiful baby to term not even two years ago. There was no reason to think that another embryo transfer wouldn't work. There was no reason to believe that it would fail.
And yet, here we are, grappling with another failure."
Read Megan's full, powerful piece here.
Anxiety Is Common, but You Don’t Have To Go It Alone.
According to Melissa Hummelt, LPCC, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and the Senior Clinical Operations Manager at BetterHelp, taking the time to notice how and when your anxiety shows up in your life can help you figure out how to better approach your care.
Read her tips here, and remember: There is no one right way to tend to your mental health. Instead, what you want to build is a mental health toolkit.
Get 20% off your first month of convenient & affordable virtual therapy at BetterHelp!
You Asked, We're Answering:
Q: Can you see endometriosis on an ultrasound?
A: Although you can’t technically see endometriosis on an ultrasound, you can observe its signs. “Sometimes you can see the endometriosis if there are big, deep infiltrating nodules, but most of the time, you're just seeing the effects,” says Mona Orady, MD, a gynecologic surgeon and endometriosis expert.
If you have endometrioma — an endometriosis-filled cyst on the ovary — it can be detected on an ultrasound; however, endometriosis can't be confirmed without laparoscopic surgery. Learn more here.
Q: How often should you get a Pap smear?
A: How often you get a Pap test depends on your age and medical history, but here are some general guidelines:
~Ages 21-29: Every three years. According to Dorothy Bestoyong, DO, an Orlando-based OB/GYN, "HPV testing alone can be considered for those 25-29 years old, however, Pap tests are preferred.”
~Ages 30-65: You have three options. Either a “co-test” of a Pap smear and HPV test every five years, or to “continue with Pap smear only every three years, or HPV testing alone every five years.
Confused about what a Pap smear tests for, exactly? Read more here.
Rescripted's Fertility Favs:
From social posts to podcasts to products we're loving, here are some of our favs from this week:
Lastly, do you have burning health and fertility questions you'd love answers to? Join us for an Ask Me Anything! with Nurse Suzie Devine, Founder of BINTO, this Thursday, 2/8 in Rescripted's new community, for a chance to have them answered by a women's health RN!
xo,
Kristyn