#79: The scary truth about hormonal contraception with Amanda Montalvo
I actually took the pill for many years. I didn’t understand why it was so important to ovulate and have a period. The doctor never warned me, and I didn’t do any research on it back then. I just thought it was convenient to not have a period, and at the time, I didn’t want to fall pregnant.
So I thought I'd get Amanda on the podcast to talk about how birth control interferes with your hormones and why having a healthy ovulatory cycle is so important for all women even if you don't want to fall pregnant.
In this episode, we discuss:
➡️How the menstrual cycle works
➡️Why ovulation (and progesterone) is so important
➡️How birth control suppresses ovulation
➡️How the menstrual cycle offers insights into your overall health
➡️What happens when you stop taking the pill
➡️How a woman becomes estrogen dominant
➡️How stress impacts the menstrual cycle and ovulation
➡️The effects of alcohol on the menstrual cycle
➡️How IUDs interfere with your hormones
➡️Symptoms from birth control and synthetic hormones
➡️Why it takes time to get your hormones back on track after birth control (and how much time it typically takes)
➡️How you can support your body when coming off of birth control
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