439: The Business of Birth Control and How it Affects Women w/ Abby Epstein

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Dr. Mariza Snyder

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to birth control and IUDs, there is an unspoken conversation that women desperately need to hear. If you have had crazy side effects and doctors keep telling you you are crazy, this episode is proof that you aren't. You are not crazy, and you deserve to know all the facts so that you can make an informed choice about what is best for your body, circumstances, and health. The Business of Birth Control with Abby Epstein Abby Epstein made her film directing debut at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the documentary V-Day: Until the Violence Stops. In 2007, she teamed up with Ricki Lake for their widely acclaimed documentary, The Business of Being Born. The film's success led to their follow-up series, More Business of Being Born, featuring Cindy Crawford, Alanis Morissette, Gisele Bündchen, and Christy Turlington, and their book, Your Best Birth. Under their company, BOBB Films, Ms. Epstein and Ms. Lake produced the documentaries Breastmilk and The Mama Sherpas and, most recently, The Business of Birth Control. In This Episode Why birth control may not be the ‘empowering option’ you have been led to believe it is (14:56) Understanding the role of misogyny when it comes to female healthcare options (21:27) How birth control could be impacting your long-term health and reproductive fertility (27:20) The importance of understanding the role your hormones play in your body and so much more (32:54) Tips for extending your reproductive longevity for long-lasting health throughout menopause (41:04) Mentioned In This Episode The Business of Birth Control Documentary This Episode is sponsored by Natural Cycles Join me in using Natural Cycles and Get ready to plan or prevent pregnancy with the FDA cleared birth control app. Since Natural Cycles is an app, it’s 100% natural (non hormonal) and has no side effects. It also helps teach you about your own body and unique cycle. Now to make it easy to get started: Use my code EssentiallyYou at Naturalcycles.com to get 20% off your annual Natural Cycles subscription + free thermometer, so get the app today. It’s Important to note that NC° is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Related Resources Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Podcast production & marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative Related Episodes Essentially You Episode #424: Move Over Birth Control Pills, There’s a New Type of Contraception in Town That’s Completley Natural with Elina Berglund Essentially You Episode #389: Are Birth Control Pills the Best Remedy for Perimenopause Symptoms? Essentially You Episode #60: What to Know about Perimenopause and Birth Control Pills with Dr. Jolene Brighten

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0:51.1	Welcome back to the Essentially You podcast. I am your host Dr. Marissa Snyder and I'm
0:57.8	going to help you rock your hormones and feel great in your body so that you can
1:01.8	reclaim more energy, vitality, and joy and
1:05.0	become the CEO of your health. Let's jump on in.
1:19.4	My very last run-in with birth control was the copper IED, also known as the parregard, at the age of 31. Now this was after well over 10 years of not using hormonal birth control. Now I chose the copper IUD
1:25.9	because it was the only birth control without hormones and I figured it was
1:30.0	relatively harmless compared to other hormonal birth control on the market.
1:34.9	Now I was very wrong.
1:36.4	I barely lasted six months.
1:38.6	I think it may have been five.
1:40.3	The symptoms for me were simply not worth it, and I am not alone.
1:43.5	Approximately 50% of women get off a birth control, even IUDs, in less than a year,
1:48.7	after starting to use them.
1:50.4	Now I remember going back to my doctor explaining my symptoms and being told that the IUD, especially the copper IUD, doesn't really have any systemic effects.
1:59.0	Basically, I was told that I was making it all up.
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