Episode 56 - New Non-Hormonal Birth Control Methods: Innovation or Interruption?

The Inner Rhythms Podcast

🐚Topics covered

• Critical analysis of Mifepristone as a "hormone-free" weekly birth control pill
• Examination of a new microscopic valve system for fallopian tubes
• The difference between "hormone-free" and truly non-invasive contraception
• Why blocking progesterone isn't as neutral as it sounds
• The materials and potential risks of implantable valve devices
• Who really controls these "empowering" birth control innovations
• The business and profit motives behind contraceptive technology
• Why body literacy and education are more empowering than technological fixes

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina—functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more.

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Chapters

1. Introduction to new birth control innovations in the headlines (00:00:00)

2. What is Mifepristone and how it works as birth control (00:02:55)

3. Why "hormone-free" doesn't mean hormone-neutral (00:04:08)

4. The real impact of blocking progesterone in the body (00:06:48)

5. Lack of long-term research on Mifepristone as contraception (00:08:27)

6. Why this continues the narrative that cycles are burdens (00:09:32)

7. Questioning why we always look for the next pill (00:11:05)

8. The importance of body literacy over technological fixes (00:12:55)

9. Introduction to the microscopic valve system for fallopian tubes (00:14:15)

10. Who actually controls these "autonomous" devices (00:15:47)

11. Concerning materials used in the valve system (nitinol, aluminum oxide, silicone) (00:17:07)

12. Why fallopian tubes aren't just passive plumbing (00:18:53)

13. The business and profit motives behind these innovations (00:19:57)

14. Real freedom versus outsourced control (00:21:38)

15. Why these aren't the "holy grail" solutions they're marketed as (00:25:59)

16. Introduction to "Chart Your Cycle" masterclass (00:29:16)