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Hacking Female Hormones: Weight Loss and Gain for Women with Dr. Carla DiGirolamo

Wild Health Podcast

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The Pros and Cons of Hormonal Contraception

There are so many different types of hormonal contraception out there and some of them have more propensity for weight gain than others. I think the depot Provera shot, which is progesterone alone, that probably has the highest incidence of weight gain as compared to any other hormonal contraception. Carla: My preferred birth control for an athlete who's really concerned about getting the edge in performance is a progesterone IUD. Mike: We'll definitely spend another episode chatting about opportunities for optimizing performance by timing interventions around different parts of the menstrual cycle.

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