Chapter
The Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Sexual Desire
19:38 - 33:23 (13:45)
The faces of men chosen by women on hormonal birth control are deemed less attractive than those chosen by naturally cycling women. Furthermore, women who select their partners while on hormonal birth control tend to have less sex than their counterparts who are not on birth control.
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Male deer are calm and docile for nine months of the year until breeding season when they turn hostile towards their friends.
19:38 - 20:56 (01:18)
Summary
Male deer are calm and docile for nine months of the year until breeding season when they turn hostile towards their friends. Women experience a similar effect with testosterone, but men's concealed ovulation prevents it from happening regularly.
ChapterThe Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Sexual Desire
Episode#555 - Dr Sarah Hill - The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control
PodcastModern Wisdom
The daily hormonal message contained in the pill can negatively impact female sexual desire by mimicking the body's luteal phase with high levels of synthetic progesterone and low levels of estrogen, which is the hormone of conception and sex.
20:56 - 24:07 (03:10)
Summary
The daily hormonal message contained in the pill can negatively impact female sexual desire by mimicking the body's luteal phase with high levels of synthetic progesterone and low levels of estrogen, which is the hormone of conception and sex.
ChapterThe Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Sexual Desire
Episode#555 - Dr Sarah Hill - The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control
PodcastModern Wisdom
Research shows that women who use hormonal birth control tend to choose men with less masculine features as their partners compared to naturally cycling women, who have a preference for men with more masculine features such as higher testosterone levels.
24:07 - 26:52 (02:45)
Summary
Research shows that women who use hormonal birth control tend to choose men with less masculine features as their partners compared to naturally cycling women, who have a preference for men with more masculine features such as higher testosterone levels.
ChapterThe Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Sexual Desire
Episode#555 - Dr Sarah Hill - The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control
PodcastModern Wisdom
The women who chose their partners while on hormonal birth control have been found to have less sex even after they stopped taking birth control pills.
26:52 - 31:17 (04:25)
Summary
The women who chose their partners while on hormonal birth control have been found to have less sex even after they stopped taking birth control pills. This study suggests that choosing a partner while on birth control may possibly have long-term effects on sexual behavior.
ChapterThe Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Sexual Desire
Episode#555 - Dr Sarah Hill - The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control
PodcastModern Wisdom
Going off of birth control can lead to changes in sexual and relationship satisfaction for women who are on hormonal birth control while in a relationship with an attractive partner.
31:17 - 33:23 (02:05)
Summary
Going off of birth control can lead to changes in sexual and relationship satisfaction for women who are on hormonal birth control while in a relationship with an attractive partner. Studies have shown an increase in sexual desire and attraction to their partners when discontinued.