#121 - Dr. Stephanie Estima: Nutrition For Your Cycle, The 4 Phases Of Menstruation, Ovulation & Fertility, Sex & The Female Orgasm, Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, PCOS, The Betty Body, And More!

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10:20 - Stephanie's Background

16:25 - Stress And The Menstrual Cycle

19:30 - Amenorrhea And Menstrual Shame

23:30 - The Patriarchy And Consumerism Influence

24:30 - The Idea Of A Betty

26:40 - Women's Intuition

31:10 - Lack Of Women In Scientific Studies

34:15 - Bioidentical Hormones

35:50 - The Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle

37:55 - Follicular Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

40:55 - Luteinizing Hormone

41:30 - Ovulation And Fertility Window

44:20 - GI Influence During The Cycle

48:00 - Physical Manifestation Of The Phases

54:25 - Minding The Negativity Bias During Week 4

56:30 - Are We More Attractive During Ovulation

58:05 - Hormonal Birth Control

59:30 - The Concentration Of Estrogen Receptors

1:00:00 - Estrogen Metabolites

1:02:30 - Evolutionary Reasons For Variances In Estrogen 

1:03:45 - APOE4

1:06:20 - Abnormal Or Out Of Balance Cycles

1:07:00 - Androgen Dominance And PCOS

1:09:30 - Hyperinsulinemia

1:09:45 - Sex Hormone Binding Globulin

1:10:40 - Declining Levels Of Progesterone

1:13:25 - Supporting Your Cycle Through Nutrition And Diet

1:20:30 - Progesterone And Diet

1:21:20 - Progesterone Creams

1:22:50 - The Benefits Of Sex And Orgasms

1:25:05 - The Plateau Phase Of Orgasm

1:26:00 - Manual Stimulation

1:31:00 - Consistent Engagement With Orgasm

1:31:35 - Sex Without Orgasm

1:33:10 - PMDD And Feeling Like A Slave To Your Hormones