Dr. Sarah Hill, PHD, is one of the top researchers when it comes to women’s health. She is the author of This is Your Brain on Birth Control - How the pill changes everything and a professor of psychology at TCU. In this episode, we talk about: The pros and cons of hormonal birth control The impacts of hormonal birth control on brain development The fallacies of mainstream media when it comes to women health The abysmal state of women’s health research Use code “podcast” to save on your first of hormone-regulating herbs → https://www.peacelovehormones.com/collections/all/products/soothe  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Sarah E. Hill, PHD, introduction 02:00 The Washington Post’s misleading article about hormonal birth control 08:40 The current state of women’s research: the current research on women is abysmal. The research is still done mostly on men and male animals. Research is required to be done quickly and cheap. 17:20 The importance of progesterone 20:24 This IS Your Brain on Birth Control: How the pill changes everything 21:20 the PROS of hormonal birth control: women having more ability to make plans, go to school, pursue career goals, and its convenient usage. 24:30 The CONS of hormonal birth control: normal hormone functioning is shut off,  turns down/off the HPG axis, lowered mood, lowered energy and libido, synthetic progesterone side effects, anxiety, depression. 32:30 Hormonal birth control can change who we are attracted to! 34:50 Teens and hormonal birth control 39:40 Women need more health and hormone education. 45:30 Postpartum anxiety 48:00 Closing thoughts THE DOWNSIDES OF HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL → https://www.peacelovehormones.com/blogs/life-style/birth-control-pills-things-to-consider-before-starting?_pos=2&_sid=3d5e411a6&_ss=r BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS, SYNTHETIC + NATURAL → https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peacelovehormonespodcast/episodes/Ep-31-Birth-Control--hormonal-and-non-hormonal-options-e1ed30k  BOOSTING PROGESTERONE LEVELS NATURALLY → https://youtu.be/FeqodA_50GA Connect with Sarah → https://www.instagram.com/sarahehillphd/?hl=en Her Website → https://www.sarahehill.com/  Her Book → https://a.co/d/dlsw1zP  💫CONNECT W/ ME!💫 Welcome to the show. Subscribe for weekly episode drops and content. Herbal remedies + website → peacelovehormones.com Instagram →  https://www.instagram.com/themaddiemiles/ Tik Tok → https://www.tiktok.com/@themaddiemiles Podcast on YouTube → https://youtube.com/@peace.love.hormones.?si=sYoJp7ErVR4f6492  Pinterest →  https://www.pinterest.com/peacelovehormones/