Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals18 Kesä 2021

FFP 369 | Hormonal Contraceptives & Gall Bladder Problems | Pill Reality Series | Lucie Fink

Hormonal contraceptives and gall bladder disease? Is there a connection? In today's pill-reality series, Lucie Fink is on the show to share her experience with the pill and how the unexpected side effects lead to a number of painful gall bladder attacks culminating in having her gall bladder removed altogether.

Lucie Fink is a 28-year-old video producer, lifestyle host, stop motion artist, and digital educator. She has made numerous appearances on NBC's TODAY Show as a Millennial spokesperson, discussing a wide range of topics relevant to her generation. From 2015-2019, Lucie worked at Refinery29 where she created and hosted their hit YouTube shows, Try Living with Lucie and Lucie for Hire. Today, Lucie is signed with United Talent Agency and creates entertaining and educational content for a global audience of millions across her various social platforms.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now!

Topics discussed in today's episode:

Lucie's period history
Lucie's experience with birth control
Lucie's side effects from birth control
How Lucie discovered her gall bladder problem
Why Lucie ended up getting her gall bladder out
Lucie's recovery process after the removal of her gall bladder
What Lucie learned about the connection between birth control and her gall bladder issue

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