# @smeharbinger on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfwPFruW1J
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22490426-smeharbinger-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/34212c01ab.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-03-07T17:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Harbinger (@SMEHarbinger) — https://gondola.cc/SMEHarbinger

## Caption

Laying in tears with a heating pad over her abdomen, sophomore Emma Aubuchon felt as if she couldn’t escape the period cramps. After racking up over two weeks of absences due to her cramps, she questioned if she’d ever feel safe from her own body.

But what if Emma didn’t have to fear her cramps? She’d heard of birth control regulating her friends’ periods, even the heavy ones. If it meant no more doubling over in pain every time she left her bed, then one hormone-infused pill a day would be worth it. 

“You can’t start birth control,” her doctor said. “You haven’t had your period long enough.”

To read more of Issue 12 spread, click the link in bio. 

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