January 27, 2020
Written by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH The birth control pill was officially approved in 1960 in the US and is used widely worldwide. Its main ingredients are progesterone, which was discovered in 1928 –in rabbits!) and estrogen. However, when manufacturers researched how to make a commercial pill at an affordable price, they used yams. The […]
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April 29, 2021
March 30, 1876, a newspaper article was published in an effort to further rally Californians against the perceived threat of Chinese Americans, many of whom had joined the effort to build the transcontinental railroad. Others had formed self-sustaining communities in the face of Xenophobia. The charges in the aforementioned article classified Chinese Americans as “a […]
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February 8, 2019
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 […]
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February 13, 2018
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team. Updated on January 4th, 2021 If you have irregular periods, acne, and excess body hair, you might have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This disorder affects 1 in 10 women of childbearing age that is more than the number of people who have breast […]
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November 8, 2020
Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team and Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH (CEO/Co-Founder of Pandia Health) – How to Prevent Period Problems from Taking Over Your Life If you are an individual who gets a period, you probably understand how crippling some of the side effects can be. However, you may not know […]
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July 23, 2019
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO & co-founder of Pandia Health, often talks about how to stop your period when on the birth control pill. But do you know how to put this into practice? Read on to learn more about how to […]
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December 21, 2018
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Hanging up giant stockings filled with whimsical but practical gifts by the fireplace is one of the best traditions of Christmas. Stockings are right up there with Christmas trees, Santa Claus and mistletoes. Guaranteed to have anyone smiling – with the […]
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June 2, 2020
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Dr. Sophia Yen, the CEO and co-founder of Pandia Health, appeared on Alex Tomaszewska’s show to discuss birth control, female entrepreneurship, and #PeriodsOptional. Dr. Yen described the importance of the existence of Pandia Health to Tomaszewska, a confidence and success coach […]
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August 18, 2019
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Carmiya Saving Money Hacks for Back to School, Part 2! #PandiaBack2School It’s Back to School season already! Your room may be cluttered with notebooks, pens, and calculators rather than Christmas lights, Halloween pumpkins, and New Year’s streamers but that doesn’t mean this “holiday” is any […]
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August 18, 2020
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Happy sex positivity month! For the month of August, Pandia Health is celebrating and helping people understand what sex positivity means, how you can be more sex positive, and ways to embrace your sexuality and sexual preferences. Sex positivity is about […]
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July 2, 2019
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team Many women are hesitant to go on hormonal birth control because they are afraid it will make them gain weight. In this article, Dr Sophia Yen, CEO and co-founder of Pandia Health, discusses whether the birth control pill, patch, and ring […]
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November 7, 2020
Medically reviewed by Sophia Yen, MD, MPH – Written by Pandia Health Editorial Team In this collaboration interview, Pandia Health sat down with its CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Sophia Yen, and Dr. Weiss, the Director and Co-Founder of Village Doctor, to discuss popular questions regarding the coronavirus. Village Doctor is an organization made up of […]
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