Cervical Dysplasia
Orchids look like vaginas. Get it? (Photo courtesy of audreyjm529)
I discovered that I had cervical dysplasia after my second or third trip to the Gynecologist. My follow-up pap smear was also abnormal. I have friends who have had to undergo biopsies after repeated abnormal pap smears, and I’ve heard a horror story or two about how painful it can be. Needless to say, I wanted to avoid that. My sister told me that she read a few things online about natural remedies for cervical dysplasia, and I did some research for myself shortly after that. A lot of the blogs and articles that I found suggested discontinuing the use of bleached tampons. I stopped using tampons altogether almost immediately, and I also began drinking the Female Toner Tea that I posted about a while back. Around this time, I also started taking folic acid after hearing and reading that birth control causes a folic acid deficiency in a disturbingly high number of women. Although I had no idea at the time that birth control was/is linked to cervical dysplasia and cancer, the knowledge that it was robbing my body of something that it needed persuaded me to stop taking that as well (Not to mention, birth control also made me feel like I was going absolutely crazy).
My most recent gynecological exam was a few weeks ago, and my pap smear results came back normal. I hardly think that’s a coincidence.
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6 Comments on Cervical Dysplasia
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Jade on
Thu, 29th Jul 2010 7:48 am
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Dawn on
Thu, 29th Jul 2010 9:29 am
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Jade on
Fri, 30th Jul 2010 6:33 am
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Danielle on
Sun, 1st Aug 2010 9:36 pm
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Jade on
Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 7:55 am
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Dawn on
Mon, 2nd Aug 2010 10:15 am
Not to be offhand, but what method of birth control do you use? One is ok, but two kinds is twice as nice.
Condoms and withdrawal (coupled together, not one or the other). It certainly isn’t foolproof, but I’m not losing any sleep over it either.
Just curious. I am pretty sure that my bc pills messed up my thyroid. I did some internet research and found that a lot of women had thyroid issues when their hormones went out of whack…either by menopause or beginning to take bc pills. I asked my doctor about this and she didn’t really give it the time of day. I continue to take bc pills because one of the things I don’t most in the world is to get pregnant. I asked her about an IUD, you can get non-hormonal and hormonal, (I was aiming to get the without version) but she said I couldn’t get an IUD because I haven’t had a baby and it would be severely painful. I just feel like womens’ options are pathetic when it comes to non-hormonal birth control.
Jade, I have had a lot of people–including my gynecologist–tell me that women can safely get an IUD without having had children. I’m saving up for Paragard right now because I too have stopped taking oral bc due to weird hormonal stuff.
Thanks Danielle. I am going to look into it further. I have yet to find a lady doctor since I have moved. I need to go for a yearly asap so I am definitely going to bring this up.
It really bothers me when doctors treat me like a child or an idiot or a weirdo for trying to do something healthy. When I told my gynecologist that I stopped taking the pill because of the health risks and how crazy it made me feel, she made a very skeptical face and then told me that I should try another brand (since apparently only the buddy brand that I was taking had health risks associated with it).
Also, I’ve read the same things about IUDs (Paragard, in particular) that Danielle told you. There is no reason that not having had a kid should prevent you from getting one. I’m considering getting one the next time I have 500 dollars lying around.
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