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#555 - Dr Sarah Hill - The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control

Nov 21, 2022

Dr. Sarah Hill, a psychology professor at TCU specializing in women's health, reveals how hormonal birth control dramatically alters women's behavior and partner preferences. She discusses how the pill influences attractions, with women prioritizing wealthier partners and experiencing shifts in sexual satisfaction. Furthermore, the conversation explores the psychological impacts, including heightened anxiety and stress, emphasizing the biological underpinnings of female behavior. Hill challenges cultural narratives, suggesting a more nuanced understanding of women's identities and choices is essential.

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Hormonal Birth Control: A Hidden Risk for Young Women

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The Effect of Hormonal Birth Control on Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction

01:40

The Effect of Hormonal Birth Control on Men

02:02

Estrogen Drives Desire

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Intro

5min

Hormones and Female Behavior

12min

Empowerment and Identity: Unpacking Cultural Narratives on Women

3min

Hormonal Influences on Gender Dynamics and Behavior

2min

Hormonal Birth Control and Its Impact on Attraction

20min

The Complex Dynamics of Hormonal Birth Control

18min

The Impact of Hormonal Birth Control

16min

Understanding Hormonal Birth Control and Exclusive Offers

2min

Dr Sarah Hill is a psychologist and professor at TCU whose research focusses on women, health, and sexual psychology.

Women ovulate, and this changes their behaviour across their cycle. Unless they take hormonal birth control that is, in which case their behaviour changes even more dramatically in ways that no one anticipated and there is evidence to suggest that this might not just be temporary.

Expect to learn why hormonal birth control can make women prioritise wealth in men, why women who come off are less sexually satisfied with partners they chose when they were on birth control, the relationship between taking the pill with anxiety, depression, bisexuality and stress, whether it's a good thing for women to have sex with men who they wouldn't marry and much more...

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