In This Episode

• My full personal history with birth control — the pill at 16, losing my period for years, the copper IUD, and why I'm finally having it removed
• What a withdrawal bleed actually is and why it is not the same as a real period
• How the combination pill, hormonal IUD, and copper IUD each work
• The 3 red flags every woman on birth control should know about: hormone suppression, inflammation and gut disruption, and metabolic dysfunction
• Why the pill doesn't fix your acne or regulate your cycle — it silences your entire hormonal system
• How the copper IUD drives systemic disruption without containing a single synthetic hormone
• The five ways birth control creates systemic inflammation
• The specific nutrient depletions — magnesium, zinc, selenium, B vitamins, CoQ10 — and exactly why each one matters

• Why so many women on birth control can't lose weight — and what's actually driving it

• How to support your body if you're choosing to stay on birth control

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