#210: Does the copper IUD affect your hormones? with Amanda Montalvo
In this episode I sit down with Amanda Montalvo and chat about the copper IUD, what we know about how it works, its potential impact on your hormones and metabolism, and adjusting after having the copper IUD taken out.
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SHOW NOTES
01:15 - Amanda's background
02:25 - Misconception about copper IUD
02:57 - What is the copper IUD
03:16 - How it can affect fertility and how effective it is as birth control
04:07 - Symptoms and side effects you may experience once you have it
04:20 - How it impact the egg cells and cervical mucus
05:13 - The controversies behind IUD
05:47 - How copper impacts your body
06:33 - How some women struggle since having the copper IUD
07:39 - The connection between stress and your cycle
08:15 - The risk of infection while having the copper IUD
08:56 - Your cycle as a health marker
09:53 - Understanding cervical mucus
11:54 - What happens when you keep it for a very long time
13:47 - Learning your cycle
16:14 - Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM)
17:36 - Knowing your body better
18:23 - Working with a practitioner
19:30 - How to support your body when you plan to come off the copper IUD
22:08 - How much time should you give yourself to balance out your estrogen
22:51 - Copper and estrogen
24:03 - Addressing the basics first
24:56 - Recovery after taking the IUD out
25:55 - How long it took before Amanda fixed her estrogen dominance from copper toxicity
27:21 - Painful periods
28:31 - Looking up the symptoms
29:40 - Fertility and birth control track
30:20 - Eating enough food to lower stress and symptoms
34:23 - Why it takes time in order for you see results
36:32 - Building stress resiliency
37:55 - Sleep deprivation and hunger
39:02 - How do you know that you need to eat more food
39:45 - Building connection and spending your time with your community to lower stress
40:29 - Knowing when you're already pushing too far
41:53 - Finding that balance
42:40 - Learning the value of your cycle
43:38 - Why menopausal symptoms is not normal
48:52 - The benefits of lifting weights
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