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Sophia Yen, MD, MPH is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health, birth control delivery. She has a passion for making women\u2019s lives easier, preventing unplanned pregnancies, and educating women about #PeriodsOptional.\nWith more than 20 years of experience in medicine, she is board-certified in Adolescent Medicine. She graduated with a B.S. from MIT, M.D. from UCSF Medical School, and M.P.H. from UC Berkeley in Maternal Child Health. She serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Stanford Medical School.\nDr. Yen's company, Pandia Health, is the first-ever female doctor founded birth control company.\xa0Men have been leading an industry they know little about, which is crazy to think about. But now, women across the country are turning to Dr. Yen and Pandia Health for birth control (pill, patch or ring) and telemedicine needs. Plus, the science and safety behind skipping your period is a topic often not talked about. In fact, 66% of women have never been informed by their doctor that they can safely stop their period. Dr. Sophia Yen is on a mission to help educate women about this crucial health topic.\nListen in to hear Dr. Yen share:\n\nHow to use birth control as hormonal treatment to manage your life\n\nHow periods have changed over the over time and why we have hundreds of more periods over our lives than women used to (or current women in African tribes currently have)\n\nThe truth about period poverty\n\nThe impact of periods on the environment\n\nHow fewer periods reduces your risk of endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers\n\nHow stabilizing hormones with BC support other health issues\n\nThe truth about \u201cpill anxiety\u201d and the mad dash to keep your prescriptions fills\n\nHow to safely use telemedicine\n\nHow to be a conscientious consumer around your health, birth control,\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nJoin my free 5 Day Abundance & Gratitude Challenge\n\nConnect with Dr. Yen and Pandia Health\n\nYen on FB/IG/Youtube: @pandiahealth\n\nYen\u2019s TED Talk: Making Periods Optional\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor:\n\nCove: Go to withcove.com/shamelessmom for 50% off your first month of medication and free two day shipping.\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices