The Diary Of A CEO by Steven Bartlett

Oestrogen Expert: Birth Control Changes Who You Are...Would You Still Love Them If You Came Off It?! Oestrogen Makes You More Attractive!

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From sabotaging sex to axing attraction, new research is showing that the birth control pill can have impacts you never imagined

Dr Sarah Hill is a renowned evolutionary social psychologist whose work focuses on women and health. She is also the author of the book, ‘How the Pill Changes Everything: Your Brain on Birth Control’.

In this conversation, Dr Sarah and Steven discuss topics such as, how the pill affects a woman’s choice in partner, the real reason people are having less sex, the link between the pill and orgasms, and the optimum time to initiate sex.

00:00 Intro 02:18 What Is the Mission You Are On? 03:12 Is This Conversation Only for Women? 04:01 Why Does Sarah Hill Do This Work? 05:27 Is There a Problem in Dating When Women Have More Resources? 09:14 Is Sex Trending Down? 10:37 Why Don’t Women Date Broke Men? 12:23 Is This Patriarchy? 14:49 Why Do Men Take More Risks? 16:36 Are Men Better at Business Than Women? 23:00 Why Don’t We Live Like Our Biology Intended? 25:36 Signs of a High-Status Male 27:19 How Women’s Preferences Change During Their Cycle 33:32 High Testosterone and Relationship Status 34:27 Do Men’s Testosterone Levels Plummet After Having a Baby? 36:12 Do Nice Guys Get Laid? 37:22 What Makes Us Attracted to Someone? 41:21 Are Men Less Attracted to Successful Women? 42:55 Jealousy Among the Sexes 47:17 Why Do Women Have Gay Best Friends? 49:12 Why Did Sarah Write Her Book on Birth Control? 53:49 What Does Sarah Wish She Was Told About the Pill? 55:48 How the Pill Changes Your Sexual Desires 01:02:19 If My Partner Is on the Pill, Will She Like Me If She Comes Off? 01:06:02 Would a Man’s Attraction Change If a Woman Is Off the Pill? 01:08:18 Will My Testosterone Be Lower If My Partner Is on Birth Control? 01:11:14 Is There a Population Crash Coming? 01:12:59 What Is a Good Man? 01:15:07 Sex Appetite Across Genders and Why 01:18:26 Advice for Young Men Struggling to Get a Woman 01:21:17 Advice for Daughters on Attracting a Man 01:23:43 Are Men Attracted to Confident Women? 01:26:38 What Are Daddy Issues? 01:28:18 What Role Does a Father Play in a Woman’s Sexual Partner? 01:28:53 What Impact Does the Birth Control Pill Have on Stress? 01:31:37 Depression and Suicide Linked to the Pill 01:33:31 How Did Sarah Feel About Her Daughter’s Decision on Birth Control? 01:38:36 What If Men Had to Take the Pill? 01:42:26 What’s the Most Popular Email Sarah Gets? 01:45:53 Guest’s Last Question

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