These are personal things, I do not really feel comfortable telling, but whatever.


This was the first time I had seen this doctor. I thought I chose a good one, she was a women, I felt she had trusting eyes. I went in for Ovarian pain, which is really a struggle during certain times of the month. Back in 2010, my left ovary swelled to 20.4cm, in comparison to the Right ovary being about 4cm, this is a huge amount of swelling. The pain has gradually increased again the last few months, so I scheduled to a doctor about this.

This new doctor, after talking to her for 2 minutes asked if I was on birth control or hormone treatment, I said no. I was thrown for a loop when she acted almost appalled that I was not on birth control. She then began to ask a series of questions as to why I am not taking birth control, invasive questions. Like it was unbelievable to her that I was not taking birth control for some reason or another. Everyone takes Bc she says. She then relayed the general protocol for less invasive treatment of ovarian problems, Hormone treatment via birth control. I then relayed to her that Birth control is known to cause cancer, heart disease, and an onslaught of other secondary illnesses. I also told her that a friend of mine went on birth control to treat the same condition, and she ended up in the hospital with Menorrhagia, extreme blood loss. The doctor immediately changed, got upset, and said "this is debated within the professional medical community and there is no consensus that says birth control is the cause of any illness...birth control is the course of treatment for people with hormonal problems".

(and the way she said "people with hormonal problems was not said like a professional, it was said with a spiteful bitch like tone).

She then said that if I didn't want to take birth control, I could have my ovaries removed.

It really angered me that all of this is being recommended without so much as a pelvic exam, or a recent pelvic ultrasound,a urine test,or any kind of blood test to check FSH levels, which would point to a Thyroid or endocrine problem. Immediately, like any good Women's LIB Feminist would, she tells me to go on birth control, and remove my ovaries, and that she also needs to make sure that I don't have any breast problems!

Of course I then tell her that I like my ovaries, and I like my hormones, I just don't like painful ovulation, I am looking for a more natural less invasive course of treatment, and if you can not help me with that, then I must be at the wrong place!