The Griff

A woman walks into a doctor’s office with heavy menstrual bleeding and asks to be treated. The first doctor tells her that her symptoms are normal. The second doctor tells her that she’s overreacting — that it can’t be that bad. The third doctor gives her a prescription for birth control that doesn’t get to the root of the problem.

For so many women, non-binary, and trans individuals, this isn’t the start of a “walks into a bar” joke but a painful reality.

✍️ Mya Colwell

Confronting the barriers to women's health - The Griff A woman walks into a doctor’s office with heavy menstrual bleeding and asks to be treated. The first doctor tells her that her symptoms are normal. The second doctor tells her that she’s overreacting — that it can’t be that bad. The third doctor gives her a prescription for birth control tha...