Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary
Leading the change to better periods and hormones
Progestins such as drospirenone, levonorgestrel, or medroxyprogesterone are not progesterone. That’s because progesterone is not a generic term like estrogen. Instead, progesterone refers only to the hormone made by the corpus luteum or taken as oral micronized progesterone.
Hormonal IUDs are different from all types of hormonal birth control in that they do not suppress ovulation and can, therefore, permit natural cycling. Other benefits of hormonal IUDs are that they are convenient and a highly effective method of birth control. They can also dramatically reduce menstrual flow and relieve pain and other symptoms … Read more
If you suffer hair loss, facial hair (hirsutism), or acne, then you know all about androgen excess or high male hormones. You may have been given the diagnosis of PCOS but there are actually several different reasons for androgen excess in women including androgen hypersensitivity, adrenal androgen excess, high prolactin, menopause, and hormonal birth control … Read more
Struggling with hair loss? There’s no one-size-fits-all treatment because there’s no one-size-fits-all cause. To find your hair loss solution, you need to think through nine different factors.