014 Dr. Jolene Brighten – On Hormonal Birth Control, Symptom Management, & Women’s Vitality

01:02 – Introducing today’s guest, Dr. Jolene Brighten


06:57 – Dr. Jolene talks about the history of hormonal birth
control


10:38 – Worldwide use of hormonal birth control


13:06 – Birth control and infertility issues


14:41 – The purpose of your menstrual cycle


17:57 – Symptom management


18:49 – The buffet approach to birth control


20:05 – Understanding that belief has no place in medicine or
science


25:11 – The inherent medical bias against women


28:41 – How hormonal contraception affects mate selection


34:53 – Hormonal contraception’s influence on women’s behavior


37:40 – How to stay safe on birth control in the wake of
dangerous side effects


41:00 – Reversing Metabolic Mayhem


44:01 – Physiological side effects of hormonal birth control


47:51 – Inflammation


49:47 – The complex nature of hormones


52:06 – Where listeners can follow Dr. Stephanie and subscribe to
her newsletter


TWEETABLE QUOTES


“Your doctor doesn’t need to have a research study to believe
your story.” (07:55)


“What often happens is that you are put on birth control for
symptom management and, as it turns out, those symptoms are
really rooted in conditions that are associated with
infertility.” (13:06)


“Hormonal birth control can rob us of what I call our
superpowers. Throughout the menstrual cycle we have this ebb and
flow of hormones that really gives us superpowers.” (16:42)


“For me, and really I think for many women, we don’t need other
people’s beliefs when we’re trying to make an informed decision.
We need the facts and we need the information, and we can frame
those within our belief system.” (23:12)


“While hormonal birth control can rob you of your libido, when
you come off of it, if you’ve selected your mate while you were
on it and you come off of it, you may report more sexual
dissatisfaction.” (32:47)


“If women have ever used hormonal birth control for six months or
more in their lifetime, they have over thirty percent risk of
developing diabetes post-menopausal.” (44:04)


“Women are dismissed and die at higher rates of heart attacks
than men because we’re often told, ‘Oh you’re just stressed.
You’re just anxious. It’s just in your head.’” (46:49)


“Women are tricky. But ya know what isn’t tricky about women? How
well they know their body. So, what we have to do as doctors is
listen to them because women are really smart and really in-tune
with their body.” (47:40)


LINKS MENTIONED


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Dr. Jolene’s Website


Dr. Jolene’s LinkedIn


Dr. Jolene’s Instagram – @drjolenebrighten


Dr. Jolene’s Twitter – @drbrighten


Dr. Jolene’s Facebook


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Dr. Jolene’s Books:


Beyond the Pill: A 30-Day Program to Balance Your Hormones,
Reclaim Your Body, and Reverse the Dangerous Side Effects of the
Birth Control Pill


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