Blackfishing the IUD
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Caren Beilin
author of Blackfishing the IUD
Blackfishing the IUD
by Caren Beilin
Caren Beilin got a copper IUD that triggered a dramatic and swift attack on her body… which was eventually diagnosed as RA (Rhematoid Arthritis).
This book is composed of her writings about this experience, alternating with short sections contributed by those who have experienced other adverse effects from IUDs.
Video of reading at The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University
Video of Book Release at E.M. Wolfman Bookstore in Oakland, CA including Tamara Wilder reading “The Birth of IUD Awareness”
PODCAST SERIES
Part of the awareness efforts being made by both Caren and Wolfman Books is the creation of a “Blackfishing the IUD” podcast series, which in its first few years has featured interviews with many people who are putting lots of energy into helping inform the public about the impact these devices are having on so many lives.
Caren Beilin
Blackfishing the IUD: Trailer
October 7, 2019
Claire Mullen
Getting Pregnant with the IUD
October 15, 2019 - Claire Mullen:
Reproductive Health Activism Across Language Barriers and National Borders
October 31, 2019 - Florencia Kot Hansen:
The Epidemic of Autoimmunity and the Dismissal of Women’s Symptoms
November 14, 2019 - Maya Dusenbery
The Racist History of Gynecology and Navigating Care as a Black Woman
December 11, 2019 - Tyrese L. Coleman:
Writing about Trauma, Medical Gaslighting and Chronic Illness
January 15, 2020 - Amy Berkowitz
Caren Beilin
FULL STOP MAGAZINE
I first found out about Caren through an article that she wrote for Full Stop in 2016 called “Paragard Don’t Get One: my copper IUD library”. This original treatise has since been updated and expanded but still tells a moving story about her experience that also serves as a very helpful guide to those going through similar things themselves.
October 8, 2021
Art In America