What Lisa Shares:
- Her journey to understanding female fertility more fully after receiving incorrect information in school
- How to determine when you’re actually fertile
- The biology of the menstrual cycle and how different birth controls alter this
- The importance of male fertility in conception and how to boost male fertility
What You’ll Hear:
- The recent expansion of scientific literature to more fully include the female body
- Learning about the biology and physiology of the female body and basing health decisions on science
- The hormonal cycle is intertwined with the rest of your biology
- Embracing your body through the lens of pleasure rather than fear
- Developing personal agency around your fertility decisions
- The difference between the rhythm method and fertility awareness
- The importance of familiarizing yourself with cervical mucus, basal body temperature, and cervical positioning
- The difference between pre-ovulatory and post-ovulatory mucus
- When practiced *properly,* the efficacy of fertility awareness is up to 99.4%
- The importance of learning and practicing the method, especially when coming off the pill
- Understanding the importance of male fertility for natural conception
- Average count and mobility of sperm has declined in the last century, and ways to improve sperm health
- Why you might lose your period and the importance of balancing health in order to bring it back
- Why the menstrual cycle is an important vital sign about your health
- How vaginal steaming might interact with fertility awareness
- The long-term health implications of hormonal birth control
- Being familiar enough with your cycle to notice when more systemic issues are at play
- How stress affects your menstrual cycle
- How relating to your body in this way can empower you
