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In this episode of Not Alone, Valeria sits down with Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, a former particle physicist turned femtech innovator, and the co-founder of Natural Cycles, the first FDA-cleared birth control app. Together, they dive into how Dr. Elina’s background in physics led her to develop a groundbreaking algorithm that helps women better understand their bodies, and offers a hormone-free alternative to traditional birth control.
The conversation explores everything from the skepticism she faced in disrupting a multi-billion-dollar industry, to how data and wearable technology are transforming women’s health. Valeria and Dr. Elina discuss the phases of the female cycle, the negative effects of hormonal birth control, and the importance of empowering women with better education and tools for their reproductive health. They also touch on the future of personalized medicine, male contraception, and the potential of syncing our lives more intentionally with our bodies.
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About Natural Cycles:
Website: naturalcycles.com
Dr. Elina’s Book Recommendation: This Is Your Brain on Birth Control (amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Birth-Control-ebook…)
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What we talked about:
- Halloween at the Lipovetsky’s house
- Introducing Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzle
- Start of interview
- Dr. Elina’s background as a physicist
- Starting Natural Cycles
- Creating an algorithm as a birth control method
- Skepticism about disrupting the birth control industry
- Explaining how Natural Cycles work
- How the algorithm works
- Effectiveness is the same as hormonal birth control
- Negative effects of hormonal birth control
- Perimenopause
- Changing sex ed
- Thoughts on male contraception
- Breaking down the phases of female cycles
- Monthly fertile window
- Women with Irregular cycles using Natural Cycles
- Getting Natural Cycles data to doctors
- Wearable technology
- Working with her husband
- The future of women’s health
- Can women sync their cycles?
- Users questions and comments
- Dr. Elina’s Book Recommendation
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