Pandia Health Blog

July 23, 2019

Hate Your Period? Here’s How You Can Safely Skip Your Periods.

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Dr. Sophia Yen, our founder and CEO, talks about how to stop your period when on the birth control pill, patch, or ring. But first, sign up for Pandia Health’s FREE delivery and automatic refills of your birth control! Because of […]

July 23, 2019

Positive Sex Talk

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team “I LOVE SEX” I love sex. Now imagine starting off the “sex talk” with those three words. I totally traumatized my daughter. She got me back, she told all of her friends. Fast-forward a number of years, and now I have […]

July 8, 2019

The San Francisco Chronicle Business & Tech Feature

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Share Pandia Health’s Birth Control Delivery Services & Help Prevent Unplanned Pregnancies. Today Pandia Health was featured in San Francisco Chronicle’s Biz&Tech section. To read more about how Dr. Sophia challenges states that have restricted abortion rights check out our feature […]

July 2, 2019

Will Birth Control Make Me Gain Weight?

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Dr. Sophia discusses,  “The Facts On Birth Control And Weight Gain, The Truth about Birth control, and Weight Gain: Does birth control make you gain weight? TLDR: no” Get your birth control delivered to your mailbox using Pandia Health’s services!   […]

June 28, 2019

6 tips for Your First Time Taking Birth Control Pills

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team. Updated on February 16, 2021 Are you a birth control newbie and have no idea where to start? Look no further! Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO & co-founder of Pandia Health broke down some of the top tips to keep in mind […]

April 17, 2019

What You Need to Know About Birth Control and Pregnancy

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team The average woman in the U.S. wants to have two children. To accomplish this goal, she spends only about 3 years of her life: pregnant, in the postpartum period, or attempting to conceive. However that the average woman will spend almost […]

April 10, 2019

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Uma Lerner, MD Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is distressing for up to 20% of women of reproductive age. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is more severe than PMS and affects 5-10% of women during their reproductive years. The term “PMDD” is reserved for cases meeting strictly defined […]

March 12, 2019

Apotex Corp. Birth Control Recall – What You Need To Know

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team We have gotten some questions about a recall for birth control – we’re here to clear things up! Apotex Corp. is recalling birth control pills because of a possible packaging error that could result in an unintended pregnancy. Great news – […]

February 21, 2019

Explaining Periods To Men: A Complete Guide On How To Make Even Cavemen Understand

    Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team. Updated on May 4, 2021 How do you explain periods to men? Menstruation. Tampons. Pads. Uterus. Bleeding – a list of words that when mentioned are guaranteed to make men shift uncomfortably in their seats. Despite the increasing societal pressure […]

February 8, 2019

Birth Control in Pop Culture: From Incredibly Accurate to Totally Wrong

Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Periods and related experiences such as birth control are essential occurrences in any society being experienced by half of the world’s population. Birth control can serve a variety of purposes such as preventing pregnancy, dealing with certain conditions like Polycystic Ovary […]