Last week, I talked about the option of choosing a different health care provider if you feel like yours isn't the right fit. This week, I'll talk about exploring my options and how I found my "just right." Should I have tried to talk to my gynecologist about my discomfort with her pushing birth control on me? Yeah. But, I was at the beginning of my own journey towards informed decision making and confrontation didn't feel comfortable to me, at that time. I was only 26 and no

Since I could remember, I've always worked with an gynecologist for my well women's care. It made sense through my adulthood and everyone was doing it! I didn't pick an gynecologist to work with solely until I was in my late 20s. I chose a doctor at my local clinic, who took my insurance, and asked who was available. I wanted continuity in my care and one person I could refer to that knew my health history. The first time I met with my gynecologist, she immediately told me ho