Ep 368: Is The Birth Control You Took For Years Making Things Harder For you In Perimenopause w/ Elizabeth Katzman

In this brand new episode, I’m joined by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Elizabeth Katzman, who works with women who feel like they’re “doing everything right” yet still battling fatigue, bloating, weight gain, anxiety, and hormonal chaos in perimenopause.

Together, we unpack one of the least-discussed contributors to midlife symptoms: the long-term impact of hormonal birth control.

Elizabeth breaks down how birth control affects every system of the female body—from thyroid function to bone density, minerals, gut health, hormone communication, inflammation, and even nervous system regulation. And most importantly, she explains how these effects can linger for years after stopping birth control, often showing up most dramatically in perimenopause.

Whether you were on birth control for two years or twenty, whether you stopped in your 20s or are still on it in your 40s, this episode will help you understand your symptoms in a whole new way.

In This Episode, We Cover:

•  Elizabeth’s story and how she became an FDN
•  How hormonal birth control actually works inside the body
•  The silent, long-term “birth control hangover” that impacts women in midlife
•  What Elizabeth sees in her practice when women enter perimenopause after years on birth control
•  The difference between stopping birth control young vs. staying on it into your 30s and 40s
•  Why birth control is still handed out to women in perimenopause—even when they don’t need contraception
•  How to safely support your hormones, thyroid, minerals, gut, and detox pathways after long-term hormonal birth control
•  Elizabeth’s raw, unfiltered advice for every woman navigating perimenopause
•  How to learn from and work with Elizabeth

Key Takeaways

1. Hormonal birth control leaves functional imprints on the body—impacting thyroid conversion, bone density, mineral levels, gut permeability, inflammation, and clotting risk.
2. Women often feel the effects most deeply during perimenopause, when the body is already undergoing major hormonal shifts.
3. You can support and heal from the birth control hangover through mineral replenishment, gut repair, liver support, and hormone communication restoration.

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