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Hormones affect everyone and everything: from our skin, to stress, to sports. But for most of us, they're still a mystery. Even the way we talk about hormones makes no sense. ("She's hormonal.") So let's clear some things up. Each week, Rhea Ramjohn is asking scientists, doctors, and experts to break it all down for us. And this season? We're talking about birth control. Season 2 launches Oct 13 with eight weekly episodes.
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December 1, 2020
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This season on Hormonal we’ve learned a lot about birth control. From the origin of the pill, to how side effects can be beneficial, to the history and future of Reproductive Justice. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t more to learn, especially when it comes to those pesky myths that just never seem to completely disappear. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on the Hormonal podcast, we are assembling a super squad of science-backed Mythbusters. They’re ready to tackle questions from real users like you. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the mythbusting squad we’re welcoming back Dr. Lynae Brayboy, Clue’s Chief Medical Officer–and also joining us is Amanda Shea, Clue’s Head of Science, and Dr. Hajnalka Hejja, Clue’s Science Lead for Product. </span></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>"It feels like it's constantly being reinforced that we should have an exactly 28-day cycle that comes at the exact day we expect, month after month after month. And then it's completely not true."</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information on today’s episode visit <a href= "https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue">helloclue.com/hormonal</a>. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to <a href="https://helloclue.com/articles/about-clue/introducing-clue-plus?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=midroll&utm_campaign=season_2"> Clue.Plus</a>. </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Links</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/sex/the-birth-control-implant-myths-and-questions"> The birth control implant: myths and misconceptions</a><strong><br /></strong></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/sex/antibiotics-and-birth-control-myths-and-facts"> Antibiotics and Birth Control: Myths and Facts</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/about-clue/how-to-use-clue-if-youre-on-the-hormonal-birth-control-pill"> How to use Clue if you’re on the hormonal birth control pill</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/top-3-pms-myths">The top 3 PMS myths</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/36-superstitions-about-periods-from-around-world"> 36 superstitions about periods from around the world</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/tampons-questions-and-misconceptions"> Tampons: questions & misconceptions</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/can-you-swim-on-your-period"> Can you swim on your period?</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/myth-moon-phases-menstruation"> The myth of moon phases and menstruation</a></li> </ul>
November 24, 2020
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The COVID-19 pandemic has upended healthcare systems around the world, especially reproductive healthcare. People who relied on face-to-face visits with their doctor or timely appointments are now facing cancellations and rescheduling. And those who had employer-based care in countries that have limited alternatives, like the United States, are now asking themselves, “What now?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We wanted to know more about how COVID-19, as well as the pandemic and recession associated with it, are influencing people’s birth control options and choices. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of Hormonal, we’re joined by Gillian Sealy. She's the interim CEO of Power to Decide–a nonprofit in the U.S. focused on preventing unplanned pregnancy and helping young people find a birth control option that works for them. She joins us today from Tampa Bay, Florida.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information on today’s episode visit <a href= "https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue">helloclue.com/hormonal</a>. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to <a href="https://helloclue.com/articles/about-clue/introducing-clue-plus?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=midroll&utm_campaign=season_2"> Clue.Plus</a>.</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>“[In our recent survey,] birth control users [ages] 18 to 34 said that birth control has allowed them or their partner to worry about one less thing during the COVID pandemic.”</strong></p> <p><strong>Episode Links</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>#ThxBirthControl 2020:</strong> <a href= "https://powertodecide.org/what-we-do/information/resource-library/thxbirthcontrol-2020-survey-says"> Survey Says</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/pregnancy-birth-and-postpartum/how-coronavirus-impacts-pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-postpartum"> How coronavirus impacts pregnancy, breastfeeding, and postpartum</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/menstrual-cycle/does-coronavirus-covid-19-affect-your-periods-or-cycle-health"> Does Coronavirus (COVID-19) affect your periods or cycle health?</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/pregnancy-birth-and-postpartum/is-it-safe-to-get-pregnant-during-coronavirus"> Is it safe to get pregnant during coronavirus?</a></li> <li><strong>HelloClue.com:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/birth-control/will-coronavirus-impact-access-to-contraception"> Will coronavirus impact access to contraception?</a></li> </ul> <p> </p>
November 17, 2020
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nothing quite brings your fertility front and center like a pregnancy. Whether a pregnancy ends in a baby or not, it causes big changes to your body. Hormonal changes, like an increase in estrogen and prolactin, can cause or are directly related to physical changes, such as breast and milk duct growth. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What do people who’ve just had a pregnancy, need to know about their birth control options afterwards? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To discuss this, we’re joined by two midwives: Imogen Raye Minton is a home birth midwife and co-founder of the Queer Feminist Midwifery Collective here in Berlin; and Yasmeen Bruckner is a certified nurse, midwife and women's nurse, health practitioner at the University of Washington Northwest Campus Midwives Clinic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information on today’s episode visit <a href= "https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue">helloclue.com/hormonal</a>. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to <a href="https://helloclue.com/articles/about-clue/introducing-clue-plus?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=midroll&utm_campaign=season_2"> Clue.Plus.</a></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><strong>"There is this like this thing, this idea, that everything should be back to normal by six weeks. And I really try to encourage people to think about how long it took them to grow a baby in their body and the incredible feat it is to birth a baby no matter how you birth your baby."</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Further Reading</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>HelloClue:</strong> <a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-kYd2uL70gWUO1GzCC1PWyPvh4FNStfBcVwAIfJJCU/edit"> How to use the Clue app to help you become pregnant</a><strong><br /></strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>HelloClue:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/life-stages/postpartum-sex-fertility-and-contraception"> Postpartum: Sex, fertility, and contraception</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>HelloClue:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/pregnancy-birth-and-postpartum">Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum</a><strong><br /></strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>HelloClue:</strong> <a href= "https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/pcos-and-pregnancy">PCOS and pregnancy</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">CDC: <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/Dental-dam-use.html">Dental Dam Use</a><br /></span></li> </ul> <p> </p>
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Hormones affect everyone and everything: from our skin, to stress, to sports. But for most of us, they're still a mystery. Even the way we talk about hormones makes no sense. ("She's hormonal.")
So let's clear some things up. Each week, Rhea Ramjohn is asking scientists, doctors, and experts to break it all down for us. And this season? We're talking about birth control.
Season 2 launches Oct 13 with eight weekly episodes.
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