On or Off The Pill (bladder, pain, ovaries, thyroid gland)
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"Although women go on the pill for a small handful of targeted effects (pregnancy prevention and clearer skin, yay!), sex hormones can’t work that way. Sex hormones impact the activities of billions of cells in the body at once, many of which are in the brain. There, they play a role in influencing attraction, sexual motivation, stress, hunger, eating patterns, emotion regulation, friendships, aggression, mood, learning, and more. This means that being on the birth control pill makes women a different version of themselves than when they are off of it. And this is a big deal."
This is Your Brain on Birth Control validates what generations of women have suspected since the introduction of the pill—birth control is doing a whole lot more in our bodies than simply preventing pregnancy. In this brilliant and witty exploration of what we know (and don’t know) about birth control, Hill has provided sound evidence that is eye-opening, riveting, and a must read for all women and the people who care about them.
Dr. Jolene Brighten, NMD
Author of Beyond the Pill
Birth control pills can also mean the difference between a young menstruating girl having to experience a week every month of grueling pain, blood, migraine headache, debilitating mood swings, and - not having to experience all of that.
That's why I was put on it. The doctor didn't want me to take Darvocet anymore, I was taking three a day, for five days every month, for a year.
I think the hormone secreted by the pituary gland and the thyroid gland do more to the body than sex hormone,sex hormone sole purpose is reproduction,
No, 'sex hormones' are not solely for reproduction. WTF who taught you that?!?
Estrogen affects bone density, blood pressure and blood circulation, and collagen production (skin). Testosterone affects muscle mass and fat cell production (or suppression), and the production of red blood cells. Progesterone controls water retention. It's known as the bladder control hormone. Progesterone levels drop as we get older, which is one of the primary reasons we begin having to get up in the middle of the night to pee.
Pretty much ALL hormones support more than one function in the body. The only one I can think of that truly only has one function is melatonin, which is produced in the pineal gland.
Educate yourself! But not with the sources at the top of this thread. "Sarah E. Hill" is a 'social psychologist' and not a medical doctor of any kind. She has no business writing books about medical treatments, pharmacology or endocrinology. "Dr. Jolene Brighten" is a "naturopathic endocrinologist" and "sex counselor"--remember, natural hormones are still hormones (the difference is, 'natural' hormones are completely unregulated).
No, 'sex hormones' are not solely for reproduction. WTF who taught you that?!?
Estrogen affects... Testosterone affects... Progesterone controls...
Pretty much ALL hormones support more than one function in the body.
Educate yourself!
A fairly new (still off label) approach to treating low testosterone levels in men
is the same treatment designed to help women get pregnant: CLOMID (designed to fool
the pituitary gland into thinking that the ovaries are not producing estradiol).
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I had a male gynecologist look me straight in the eye and tell me that no, birth control pills don't reduce libido, despite women saying they do. Women experienced reduced libido while on the pill, he sagely told me, because of psychological factors related to having sex outside of the possibility of procreation, a guilt hang up some women have.
I had a male gynecologist look me straight in the eye and tell me that no, birth control pills don't reduce libido, despite women saying they do. Women experienced reduced libido while on the pill, he sagely told me, because of psychological factors related to having sex outside of the possibility of procreation, a guilt hang up some women have.
He actually said that.
Hope you changed doctors.
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