Dr. Sarah Hill
Appearances
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1131: Hangover Cures | Skeptical Sunday
Hormones affect the way that our brain does its daily business. And that includes things like attraction. You know, there's a lot of research that shows that for both men and women, it's like the cues that we tend to find is sexy and beautiful. And women are cues that are related to estrogen presence and fertility.
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1131: Hangover Cures | Skeptical Sunday
Our sex hormones are part of what creates the experience of being who we are and all of it is helping to guide our behavior in ways that are actually really adaptive and functional. Estrogen loves testosterone and that's, you know, just kind of the way that it is. How does taking the pill change women's sexual psychology and how does that change their sexual behavior?
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1131: Hangover Cures | Skeptical Sunday
And I also think that there is a tendency to trivialize the types of side effects that we have from the pill. Because when you look at some of the most frequently occurring side effects, it's things like depression, like a complete absence of sex drive. I mean, it can really change behavior in ways that can not always be necessarily what we want.
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1131: Hangover Cures | Skeptical Sunday
They're not one size fits all and everybody's going to respond a little bit differently. And so it's just important that you know that these things are possible so you know what to look out for them. There is nothing that will derail a person's life more than an unplanned pregnancy.
The Jordan Harbinger Show
1131: Hangover Cures | Skeptical Sunday
And this is particularly true in our current environment where women aren't able to get safe legal abortions in many states. I am for you having all the information that you need to be able to make the decision that's right for you, because what is the right decision for you might not be the same decision that's right for me.