IS THIS NORMAL? Understanding birth control, PCOS, ways to improve your hormone health and what we didn't learn in sex ed with Dr. Jolene Brighten (REPLAY)

Update: 2024-05-08

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Jill and Jenna sit down with a dream guest, Dr. Jolene Brighten, a board certified naturopathic endocrinologist, clinical sexologist, and prominent leader in women’s medicine to discuss her book "Is this Normal?" They dive deep into the topics of birth control, women's hormones, PCOS, how to eat to support your cycle, what to do if you have painful periods, sex education and more.

Topics:

Why gut health is so important for hormone health
How to stop taking birth control if you want to
What is PCOS and how to tell if you have it
Painful periods, period health and transition off birth control
Prostaglandins and endometriosis
About Dr. Brighten's new book & why she wrote it
The shame around feminine genitalia
A candid conversation around period shame
Disinformation on fertility awareness
Mood side effects of the pill
How the pill can impact your mental health
The importance of being your own health advocate
How women’s medicine is changing
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IS THIS NORMAL? Understanding birth control, PCOS, ways to improve your hormone health and what we didn't learn in sex ed with Dr. Jolene Brighten (REPLAY)

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IS THIS NORMAL? Understanding birth control, PCOS, ways to improve your hormone health and what we didn't learn in sex ed with Dr. Jolene Brighten (REPLAY)

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IS THIS NORMAL? Understanding birth control, PCOS, ways to improve your hormone health and what we didn't learn in sex ed with Dr. Jolene Brighten (REPLAY)