Ep. 40: Why Estrogen and Birth Control Are Not The Solution (Women’s Hormonal Health Part 1)

29 Dec 2020 Ep. 40: Why Estrogen and Birth Control Are Not The Solution (Women’s Hormonal Health Part 1)

Posted at 03:10h in Podcast by Jay Feldman 0 Comments

Why estrogen dominance is one of the primary drivers of reproductive issues for women
The cost of suppressing hormonal and reproductive symptoms with birth control
Whether symptoms like breast soreness, bloating, cramps, heaviness, mood swings, migraines, PCOS, fibroids, and endometriosis can be resolved by correcting underlying dysfunction
Why estrogen is not the “female hormone” and is instead better classified as a stress hormone
The healthiest form of birth control/contraception

3:13 – the influence of industry in the perception of estrogen and birth control

18:18 – the harmful effects of estrogen and birth control

24:29–the balance between estrogen and progesterone and considering estrogen dominance as a major driver of reproductive issues for women

29:10 – the cost of the conventional medical approach to female hormonal health and reproduction

53:47 – the healthiest alternatives to hormonal birth control/contraception and using menstrual cycles as indicators of health status

Ep. 15: The Failures of Modern Medicine Part 1: Industry Influence and Historical Mishaps (podcast episode)
Carla Rothenberg's review of the history of estrogen therapy/medication (1)
Estrogen as a stress hormone (1, 2, 3)
Hormonal contraceptive (birth control pill) increases the risk of depression and suicide (1, 2)
Hormonal contraceptive (birth control pill) affects sexual preference and attraction (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
The United States has the highest first-day infant mortality rate out of all indistrialized countries (1)
Hormonal contraceptives (and synthetic progestins specifically) increase cancer risk (1, 2, 3 )
Hormonal contraceptive (birth control pill) causes the loss of vitamins and minerals, including zinc, selenium, magnesium, B vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin E (1, 2, 3)
Hormonal contraceptive (birth control pill) increases the conversion from tryptophan to serotonin (1 )