We are moving some dates around because we want this event to be
LIFE
Changing.
New Date for the Women’s event is Thursday, May 26th at 6pm. You can register/RSVP for free now!
Given the interest we had in patients wanting to view the documentary “The Business of Birth Control” we knew we needed to move the date. We want to see just how many people we can get to attend. If we are talking about hundreds of people we will literally rent out the theater! That is how passionate we are about this film. We will start by viewing the film then end with a discussion.
Birth control is something that seems so common and insignificant but in reality can have detrimental effects on our health. The truly scary part is most of us were put on it without knowing any of the short or long term risks associated. Instead of teaching Women how to be empowered through menstruation and fertility we are taught to suppress it with a pill or device.
I can personally say I thought the only real risk was stroke… I was so wrong. It was marketed to us as freedom and a huge advancement for women’s rights when in reality it might just be our downfall. We need better OPTIONS and more informed consent. The FDA knew about the effects on mood, metabolism, suicide and death in the research from the original trials; but claimed the benefit outweighed the risk. I believe If the roles were reversed and birth control was used by men there would be safer options.
This just scratches the surface of what this film dives into and our hope is that by educating enough women we will force a change! The year is 2022 we should be able to have the choice of preventing pregnancy without the side effect of death.
— Dr. Vivian Federowicz
P.S. we will also be moving the detox class to Tuesday, May 31st at 6pm because it will all be more relevant after watching this documentary. Register for that here.