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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.72,0:00:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Hillary, and I'm trying\Nto understand birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.47,0:00:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently asked a\Nfew high schoolers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.01,0:00:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what they knew about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.88,0:00:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never talked\Nabout birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.46,0:00:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a little bit unsure about\Nwhat birth control even is.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.23,0:00:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that birth control\Nis a pill that you take.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.92,0:00:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't really know\Nanything about it, honestly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.92,0:00:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I asked some of my\Ncoworkers what they knew.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.13,0:00:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have a lot of experience\Ntalking or researching
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.54,0:00:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or thinking about birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.87,0:00:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never used birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.25,0:00:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did I learn\Nabout birth control?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.22,0:00:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd say I didn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.00,0:00:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.30,0:00:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this is what everyone\Nthinks of as the most
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.42,0:00:35.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basic form of birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.89,0:00:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somehow these magical tablets\Nkeep you from getting pregnant.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.20,0:00:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know what's in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.28,0:00:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like you've got to\Nhave some instructions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.80,0:00:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does this work?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.64,0:00:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it the coil that\Ndoesn't make you pregnant?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.86,0:00:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's like magic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.91,0:00:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does it do that?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.27,0:00:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It turns out we all had\Na bunch of questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.25,0:00:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I called in some experts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.49,0:00:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Dr. Regina Edmond.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.97,0:00:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Dr. Yvonne Bohn,\Nand we're OB/GYNs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.61,0:00:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to understand\Nbirth control,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.29,0:00:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first you have to understand two\Nbasic concepts-- menstruation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.99,0:01:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is when the uterine\Nlining sheds and a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.54,0:01:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bleeds monthly, and the\Nsecond is ovulation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.11,0:01:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when the ovary\Nreleases an egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.10,0:01:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the way hormonal\Nbirth control works is it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.55,0:01:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prevents you from\Novulating by interrupting
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.31,0:01:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the signal from your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.72,0:01:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You do not ovulate.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.16,0:01:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the\Ncycle, the pills,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.08,0:01:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hormones in the pills,\Nor the lack of them,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.08,0:01:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causes you to have a, quote,\N"fake menstrual cycle."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.64,0:01:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does birth control\Nmake you gain weight?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.31,0:01:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we're talking about\Nbirth control right now
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.44,0:01:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're talking about the combined\Nbirth control pills, the ones
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.43,0:01:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you take every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.22,0:01:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The risk of weight gain\Nwith these types of pills
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.41,0:01:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is extremely low.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.25,0:01:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're gaining more\Nthan five pounds then
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.32,0:01:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you should let the doctor know.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.61,0:01:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens if I have one\Ncigarette if I'm on the pill?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.96,0:01:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is an increased\Nrisk of blood clots
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.00,0:01:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're smoking while\Nyou take the pill.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.00,0:01:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're over 35, we absolutely\Ndo not want you to smoke.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.06,0:01:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This doesn't apply\Nto smoking weed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.10,0:01:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really do not\Nencourage cigarette use
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.44,0:01:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at all for so many\Nother reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.73,0:01:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you're out one night\Nand you have one cigarette,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.30,0:01:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're probably going to be OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.59,0:01:57.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an IUD?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.61,0:01:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm really confused\Nabout this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.39,0:02:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't understand what this is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.72,0:02:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a copper IUD.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.99,0:02:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, the device\Nis lined with copper wire.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.72,0:02:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the copper in the IUD is\Ntoxic to the sperm so the sperm
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.68,0:02:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannot fertilized egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.33,0:02:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does not inhibit\Novulation, and it does not
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.61,0:02:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affect your menstrual cycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.80,0:02:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What will the effect of\Nhaving been on birth control
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.97,0:02:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a decade be when I\Nwant to get pregnant?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.95,0:02:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women always worry, they've\Nbeen on the pill for 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.42,0:02:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how is that going to\Naffect their fertility?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.88,0:02:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are they going to be able to\Nhave a baby when they want to?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.35,0:02:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the answer is yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.27,0:02:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of the low dose of\Nmost birth control pills,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.45,0:02:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is little risk to future\Nfertility after stopping.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.05,0:02:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you stop the pills or once\Nyou take your placebo pills,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.68,0:02:37.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within a very short\Nperiod of time
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.63,0:02:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hormones that have\Nregulated or prevented
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.76,0:02:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your pregnancy will\Nbe gone, and you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.74,0:02:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should be able to resume a\Nnormal menstrual cycle very
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.33,0:02:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.83,0:02:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes as rapidly\Nas in one month.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.82,0:02:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For other women it may\Ntake a little bit longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.82,0:02:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why isn't there a dude pill?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.14,0:02:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do have the male\Ncondom and vasectomy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.02,0:02:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't see that there will be\Na hormonal form of contraception
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.23,0:03:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for men because in order to\Nhelp them stop producing sperm,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.28,0:03:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would have to affect\Ntheir testosterone levels,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.38,0:03:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I don't think\Nmost men would be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.54,0:03:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,willing to deal with the side\Neffects of low testosterone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.45,0:03:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know which\Noption to go with.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.76,0:03:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The best form of birth\Ncontrol is the one
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.68,0:03:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you'll remember to take.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.89,0:03:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever you're using,\Nit has to be consistent.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.15,0:03:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to be compliant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.34,0:03:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So whether it's condoms, whether\Nit's a diaphragm, whether it's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.97,0:03:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a pill that you take every\Nday, or a ring that you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.34,0:03:23.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put in the vagina, you\Nhave to be compliant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.73,0:03:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people\Ntake birth control
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.15,0:03:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they don't get\Npregnant, but a lot of people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.07,0:03:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take birth control\Nfor other reasons too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.81,0:03:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hormones in\Nthe birth control
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.18,0:03:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help to regulate your\Nhormones so that you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.74,0:03:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have possibly less\Nacne, less bleeding
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.50,0:03:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you have your\Nmenstrual cycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.03,0:03:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and possibly less cramping.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.41,0:03:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we use it for\Nmedical problems too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.51,0:03:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like a lot of our\Nconfusion stems from the fact
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.97,0:03:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we hadn't really been\Ntalking about birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.46,0:03:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I definitely think\Nwe should open up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.83,0:03:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the conversation\Nabout birth control
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.63,0:03:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's many uses\Na lot earlier.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.33,0:03:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't be bashful.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.21,0:03:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to know what it is\Nthat you're putting inside
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.45,0:03:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your body.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.11,0:03:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because otherwise you just hear\Nabout it through other people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.48,0:04:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you don't really\Nknow what you're doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.31,0:04:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of women are raised to\Nbe modest and to be ashamed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.99,0:04:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because of that,\Nthey really don't
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.27,0:04:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understand what's going on\Nin their body every month.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.48,0:04:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's important\Nthat a lot of young girls
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.19,0:04:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know more about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.25,0:04:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think of birth control as a\Npolitical thing or a religious,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.00,0:04:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a religious thing,\Nbut so much of it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.10,0:04:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just has to do with\Nwomen's bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.10,0:04:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This should be\Nopen conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.52,0:04:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't have to be so scary.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.18,0:04:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that if it\Nwere talked about more,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.50,0:04:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it wouldn't seem so wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.84,0:04:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's actually talk\Nabout birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.63,0:04:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's talk about birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.77,0:04:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's talk about birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.18,0:04:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's talk about birth control.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.68,0:04:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.80,0:04:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,