5 Red Flags: Navigating Your Doctor Visits with Confidence S3E16

Doctor Visit Red Flags (Period Coaching Edition): Birth Control Push, BMI Bias, No Testing & Not Being Heard In this episode, Katie and the host share a “doctor visit red flags” list, focused on women’s health care and OB-GYN visits. They explain why it’s a red flag when a doctor’s first solution for symptoms (painful or irregular periods, PCOS, perimenopause concerns) is birth control (especially claims that it “balances hormones” or is ideal for perimenopause) without discussing side effects or alternatives. They call out weight/BMI-based assumptions as outdated and often lazy, encourage patients to turn away from the scale if needed, and discuss why routine vitals may be taken each visit. Other major red flags include refusing to order or review testing, not listening or asking follow-up questions, and ignoring diet, lifestyle, stress, and sleep. They emphasize trusting your gut and finding a new doctor if you feel dismissed or gaslit.   Join Katie in Thriving: https://mailchi.mp/katiebressack/thriving   00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:48 Birth Control Pushback 05:52 Weight and BMI Bias 13:13 Testing and Data Matters 17:49 When Doctors Don’t Listen 20:52 Lifestyle and Root Causes 24:55 Trust Your Gut and Wrap Up   Todays episode is sponsored by: Period Coaching School and Katie Bressack Wellness. Email us: [email protected] Our Websites: PeriodCoachingSchool.com KatieBressack.com Instagram and Facebook: @StashaWashburn  @KatieBressack  Freebies: Charting with Stasha https://ThePeriodCoach.com/etrc Eating For Your Hormones Guide https://katiebressack.com/freegift/ Books: The Revolution Will Be Bloody https://ThePeriodCoach.com/Revolution Bloody Brilliant Business https://PeriodCoachingSchool.com/Bloody-Brilliant-Business-book  Eating For Your Hormones Recipe Book https://katiebressack.com/hormone-balancing-recipe-book/ Theme music composed, recorded, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by Ted Wulfers 663 Sound