Episode 241: Post-Birth Control Syndrome

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Birth control - it’s a hot topic in more ways than one. There are many misconceptions and misguided information when it comes to understanding birth control and its effects on your body. So today Erin sits down with Rachel Mistry, RD, MSN, the Lead Practitioner on our team, as we dive in and discuss what is “Post-Birth Control Syndrome”, how birth control affects our cycle and different systems in the body, post-pill detoxification, and more. They also discuss therapeutic interventions and what to do when you’re on or off the pill.

In this episode, please keep in mind that we are not anti-birth control, we are pro-education. That being said, Erin’s stance on birth control is “You are the authority on you. You decide what to do with your body. I believe in informed consent. But in order for you to give informed consent, you must first be informed.”

In this episode:

Defining Post-Birth Control Syndrome, the symptoms & how the pill works [3:40]

How birth control can disrupt the phases in your cycle [8:07]

Listening & connecting your mind and body during your cycle [14:40]

The different systems that birth control can impact, nutrients & side effects of deficiencies [20:19]

Let’s talk about post-pill detoxification [27:46]

Hormonal imbalances when you’re on and off the pill & why acne post-pill so common [47:02]

Real world examples of what we see in clinic with the pill – and what helps [49:51]

Resources mentioned:

Your Hormone Revival™ (Only available within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)

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Study Links:

Association of Hormonal Contraception With Depression | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA Psychiatry 

Oral, transdermal and vaginal combined contraceptives induce an increase in markers of chronic inflammation and impair insulin sensitivity in young healthy normal-weight women: a randomized study 

Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Oral Contraceptives and Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Current Evidence and Future Directions    

Colonic Crohn's disease and use of oral contraception. - PMC

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