Hormones Simplified: Menopause, contraception, fertility, PCOS and more. With Dr Paula Briggs | EP80

Body Smart Podcast

If you've ever wondered if your weight loss struggles or health challenges are to do with your hormones, listen in to today's episode as we are joined by Dr. Paula Briggs, a consultant in sexual reproductive health.
With decades of experience working in women’s health, Dr. Briggs helped us clear up some of the misconceptions about:
🙃 Menopause and HRT
💗 PCOS and weight struggles
🫄 Fertility, age and lifestyle choices
🤷‍♀️ What is ‘normal’ when it comes to hormones
💊 Hormonal contraception myths
Plus Paula gave us the lowdown on hormone-balancing supplements and explained exciting new hormonal contraception options which may give you more choice over how you manage your menstrual health!
00:00 Do women’s problems all come down to hormones?
03:10 Women with PCOS have to try three times harder
09:20 Tackling the link between obesity and endometrial cancer
12:50 Active decision making around fertility
16:56 Balancing a career with 4 children
18:55 Is it the right time to have children?
19:27 All women who don’t want to get pregnant should use contraception
20:55 The benefits of hormones
23:50 Pre-menstrual disorders
25:40 Catastrophising about menopause
32:20 Why the pill is prescribed so easily and early
34:15 Stacey’s experience with endometriosis
38:25 The common fertility issues women experience
40:00 Unexpected pregnancies in midlife
41:28 How to ease perimenopause symptoms
44:30 Hormonal coils
46:10 Has menopause become too complicated?
47:00 Hormone balancing supplements
48:43 How menopause care is accessed in the UK
50:00 How does lifestyle affect fertility?
56:20 HRT is not always the answer
58:10 Taking anxiety out of hormones

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