In this engaging discussion, Dr. Sarah E. Hill, a Professor and research psychologist at Texas Christian University, reveals the surprising effects of hormonal birth control on women's brains and identities. She highlights how the pill can influence partner choices and attraction, reshaping relationship dynamics. Dr. Hill also delves into the psychological impacts of birth control on mental health, including anxiety and emotional well-being. With her extensive research, she brings to light the untold truths about women's experiences with contraception and the need for informed choices.
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Alternative Contraception
Consider non-hormonal IUDs and fertility awareness methods as alternatives to hormonal birth control.
These options allow for fertility regulation without the same systemic hormonal changes.
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Hormones and Identity
Sex hormones significantly influence brain activity and shape individual experiences.
Hormonal birth control alters these hormones, thus potentially "rewriting" aspects of a woman's identity.
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The Biology of Attraction
Women's peak fertility increases their desire for sex, influencing their behavior and attractiveness.
Men are also more attracted to ovulating women, experiencing a testosterone boost upon interaction.
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In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, I talk with Sarah E. Hill, Ph.D., who leads research in the rapidly expanding field of evolutionary psychology. She’s currently a professor and research psychologist at Texas Christian University studying the effects of hormonal birth control on women.
“Is the best way to prevent pregnancy to totally rewrite everything that creates the experience of being a who a woman is?” Sarah asks.
With more than 50 scientific publications and multiple prestigious research grants to her credit, Sarah has become an authority on the application of evolutionary ideas to human behavior and psychology. She’s been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American and The Economist.
“Our sex hormones are part of the signaling architecture that our brain using to create the experience of being the person that we are,” Sarah says. “When we change women's sex hormones—which is what we do with the birth control pill—it’s going to change all sorts of activities in terms of psychological functioning.”
In our interview, Dr. Hill shares her incredible research findings that has uncovered the many ways that the pill changes women’s brains, bodies and lives.
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