Erin Stevens
Bloody Hell
My period flooded into my life when I was 15, and I started birth control pills soon after to control the heaviness. After starting...
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Erin Stevens
Sep 6, 20234 min read
Everybody Hurts
There’s been a large anti-OB/Gyn social media presence for a while now. If you spend any time on Instagram or TikTok looking at pregnancy...
Erin Stevens
Jun 25, 20233 min read
The Science of Sleep
I started writing this post when my first daughter - now 2.5 years old - was still an infant. I never got around to finishing it,...
Erin Stevens
Feb 7, 20234 min read
Milking It
Even for the same person, no two pregnancies, no two births, and no two postpartum experiences are exactly alike. At 6 months postpartum...
Erin Stevens
Aug 21, 20224 min read
Luck
Postpartum, everything was going too well. My uterus decided it was time to shake things up and turned against me, which is frankly just...
Erin Stevens
Jun 28, 20226 min read
Don't You Dare
When it comes to abortion, don't you dare: - suggest that women and girls just "stop being sluts". Someone has to contribute the sperm to...
Erin Stevens
Apr 22, 20226 min read
Eviction Notice
"How do you feel about inductions?" I've heard some variation of this question several times from patients early in their pregnancies...
Erin Stevens
Mar 21, 20225 min read
Fertility Variability
TW: (in)fertility, pregnancy Even though it's a medical term with a specific definition, I avoid the word "infertility". It feels very...
Erin Stevens
Feb 21, 202113 min read
Ounces
Breastfeeding is hard. I knew that before I was pregnant. I've told patients that forever. I didn't necessarily expect a beautiful and...
Erin Stevens
Sep 22, 20203 min read
Notorious
Some people have an obvious brand that helps you know what they're all about. Maybe it's CrossFit. Maybe it's SciFi. Maybe it's travel....
Erin Stevens
Sep 1, 20206 min read
Pandemic Pregnancy
The timeline of my pregnancy has been the exact timeline of the COVID19 pandemic in my life. My last period was in late February, around...
Erin Stevens
Jul 12, 202011 min read
Trying (and Trying) to Conceive
Our fertility journey began when I manually removed my IUD on my living room floor while on the phone with my husband. I think that...
Erin Stevens
Jun 7, 20205 min read
White Coats for Black Lives: Addressing Racism in Medicine
Over the past few days, healthcare workers across the country have gathered in peaceful protest to show support for and solidarity with...
Erin Stevens
May 11, 20205 min read
Deciding Who to Believe
TW: sexual assault I read Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers" last week, which is about the assumptions we use to create our...
Erin Stevens
Apr 14, 20205 min read
OB/Gyn & COVID19
Essentially everyone is having a hard time right now. We all have unique circumstances and differing ways in which the COVID19 pandemic...
Erin Stevens
Mar 14, 20203 min read
Remember to Be Kind
Unfortunately one of the biggest themes I've noticed as the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved is selfishness. Reports that testing...
Erin Stevens
Feb 14, 20201 min read
I love you-terus!
Feeling romantic this Valentine's Day? Here are some gynecology love poems to get you into the spirit. Roses smell nice Violets too, I...
Erin Stevens
Feb 9, 20205 min read
10 Myths About Birth Control
It can be hard enough to decide on the right method of birth control for you without having to sort through bad information. Let's talk...
Erin Stevens
Jan 17, 20204 min read
It's okay to cry here.
On Oprah's 2020 Vision tour, Lady Gaga recently spoke candidly about her history of rape and subsequent PTSD. It is so difficult to be...
Erin Stevens
Nov 16, 20193 min read
Improving Period Poverty
The issue of period poverty is becoming increasingly recognized, but improvement has been slow. Period poverty - the lack of access to...
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