In this episode, a recent GSLS graduate Vera Rijks talks to a PhD candidate Anne Marieke Doornweerd and a physician and sexologist of Nederlandse Vereniging voor Seksuologie (NVVS) Peter Leusink. 

Anne Marieke investigates how the cycle and contraceptive use can affect emotion regulation and possibly lead to the depressive or anxiety symptoms often seen fluctuating throughout the cycle or with contraceptive use. 

Peter Leusink consults various groups of patients on the questions of sexuality, also under the conditions of aging, cancer and chronic illness. He also provides  education and training for GPs, specialists, and many other care providers. In 2021, he established his own company  De Seksuele Zaak.

The websites with reliable information about contraceptive methods: 

https://rutgers.nl/themas/anticonceptie/

https://www.anticonceptie.nl/