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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