Sarah Hill – Sex Hormones, the Female Brain, and the Birth Control Pill

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Exploring the Essential Features of “Sarah Hill – Sex Hormones, the Female Brain, and the Birth Control Pill”

Speaker: Sarah Hill, PhD

Duration: 2 Hours

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Apr 13, 2023  

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

Ovulation is just the tip of the iceberg. Women’s sex hormones can turn BILLIONS of cellular switches on and off throughout the body, all at one time. Understand the impact of sex hormones for patients who are, both on and off the pill in this science-backed and in-your-face presentation that exposes the most commonly overlooked implications for sex hormones and hormonal birth control. With effects on stress, hunger, emotional regulation, pain perception, mood, learning and more, there’s more to the pill than meets the eye (or ovaries).

Speaker

Dr. Sarah Hill is an award-winning research psychologist and professor with expertise in women, health, and sexual psychology. At the intersection of evolutionary biology, social psychology, and neuroscience, Dr. Hill’s research is aimed at understanding the role that hormones, the immune system, and the environment play in relationship – and health – behaviors, especially in women. Dr. Hill’s research laboratories are located in the Department of Psychology at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Sarah Hill has an employment relationship with Texas Christian University. She serves on the scientific advisory board for 28, Flo Health, and Tuune. Dr. Hill receives compensation as a consultant and royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Sarah Hill is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. She is is an Ad hoc reviewer and editor for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.

Objectives

1. Determine the hormonal differences between women who are on and off hormonal birth control.
2. Evaluate the differences between different types of hormonal contraceptives available and how they can impact patients’ experiences.
3. Investigate the range of psychological and experiential side effects that women can have on the pill.
4. Employ a series of self-care strategies that patients can use to troubleshoot their side effects and (if necessary) their hormonal birth control.

Outline

Hormones and the Brain

• How hormones work in the body
• Women’s sex hormones
• Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone
• Understanding the cyclic nature of the ovulation
• The effects of women’s sex hormones on the brain

How Hormonal Birth Control Works

• Suppression of the HPG axis, replacement with synthetics
• Different categories / generations of synthetics
• Different delivery modalities – why IUDs are and are not different

Often Overlooked Impact on Patient Care

• Who does a woman become on hormonal birth control?
• Mood and emotional regulation
  • Bad: anxiety, mood disorders
  • Good: palliative for women with PMS / PMDD
• Sexual Desire and Function
• Weight training and muscle mass
• Stress hormones & inflammation
• Effects on hunger, weight gain
• Risk of osteoporosis

Patient Education and Empowerment

• What’s in their pill?
• Tuune for medical practice
• Tracking tactics
• Self-care strategies for symptom management

Target Audience

• Athletic Trainers
• Chiropractors
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants

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