I have launched my own battle against a vile cell of terrorism called ovarian cysts. I call this OPERATION PUNNANI FREEDOM. Despite the fear of Birth Control that I have been harboring for some time, I have decided to do my part. If I continue to live with ovulation pain, then the terrorcysts have won. So my fellow Americans, I have just one question for you...

Why the fuck can't they invent a birth control product for women that doesn't have blood clots, nausea, mood swings, etc. As a possible side effect? Why, after at least a gillion years of studies and doctors handing out little compacts containing tiny color coded pills, are there still so many side effects? Is it because its for women and we are often over looked in terms of medical research? Why are our bodies constantly forgotten?

Lets take a look at the male version of birth control. Are there any side effects? Hell no. Slight weight gain, maybe, but really fat boys, you needed to get your butts off the couch anyway. Put the game boy down! If you want to read an interesting link on the Male Pill, click here.
It states clear and simple:

"In clinical trials, no major side effects were noted aside from weight gain in a small percentage of men, similar to what most women experience when on the pill. But this pales in comparison to the more serious complications women expose themselves to when taking the pill, such as blood clotting, nausea, headaches, and dizziness. However, we must wait for the results of the current study in order to be certain that there are no other side effects."

Heart Disease is also a major killer of woman, but it was only recently that this disease was being publicized. There are also several types of cancers other than breast cancer that woman need to be made aware of such as colorectal. Think of Katie Couric. She is doing her part by getting a colonoscopy on the Today Show.

Do you know if your doctor is knowledgeable to the ailments that plague your gender? How can you be sure? I always feel better with a woman doctor. I have very rarely felt like I wasn't getting their complete attention and that they were giving me a generic, one sex fits all analysis of my complaints.

Then if you are a minority, or low-income, that is a whole other issue. Your healthcare provider has to take into account other sets of circumstances. You have to find a doctor who is sensitive to your gender, culture, and your ethnicity. Certain diseases such as sickle cell anemia are prevalent in African-Americans. Asian people are often lactose intolerant. If you eat Ben & Jerry's every day and wonder why your tummy hurts, your doctor should be able to deduce your condition. If you are a low-income woman, then your doctor needs to be made aware of your diet- fast food is cheap and is killing millions of poor people even if the government doesn't feel the need to force the fast food industry to take responsibility for the waste they are feeding us. A lot of times poor diets revolve around stuff that is cheap and can be cooked quickly. That means salt and preservatives. Also your doctor needs to know if you live in an apartment that was cheap and the landlord doesn't fix the heat so you are frozen all of the time, doesn't fix the leak in the ceiling so you have a weird mold growing and you wonder why you have all of a sudden developed symptoms of asthma, or if you live in a factory/urban area, where I have noticed, the produce in the supermarket is never fresh and the meats are always out past their expiration date. Your doctor can check your for diseases/conditions that occur do to those situations.

What is important is that you know you have a doctor that is aware that he or she NEEDS to know this information in order to treat you correctly. If you have a doctor that brushes off your questions or requests to consider your lifestyle, then its time for a new doctor. Be adamant about it. You can change the healthcare system if you force people to listen to your voice! Do it! In the name of Operation Punnani Freedom. Your country thanks you.

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