The Pros and Cons of the Copper IUD (ParaGard)
The copper IUD or coil (ParaGard) is a non-hormonal method of birth control. Its main advantage over hormonal methods is that it contains no contraceptive drugs and permits natural ovulatory cycles.
The Pros and Cons of Hormonal IUDs (Mirena, Kyleena, and Skyla)
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 of endometriosis.
Why Zinc Is One of My Favorite Supplements for Women’s Health
Want a simple solution for period and hormone problems? Consider the humble mineral zinc.
According to a 2020 paper called The Role of Zinc in Selected Female Reproductive System Disorders, zinc might be an effective treatment for many women’s health conditions, including PCOS, period pain, endometriosis, and the vaginal dryness of menopause.
What Estrogen Does in Your 40s (and How Progesterone Can Help)
Night sweats, mood swings, and crazy heavy periods. Is this menopause already? And you’re only 42? No, menopause could still be a decade away. This is perimenopause or second puberty, which is up to twelve years before your final period.
Perimenopause is different from menopause (or post-menopause), which is the life phase that begins one year after your final period.
Why I Prescribe Iodine for Breast Pain, Ovarian Cysts, and PMDD
Iodine can relieve breast pain, ovulation pain, premenstrual mood symptoms and help to prevent ovarian cysts. It works by promoting healthy estrogen metabolism, down-regulating estrogen receptors, and stabilizing estrogen-sensitive tissue in the breasts, uterus, ovaries, and brain.
Iodine’s anti-estrogen effect makes it one of the best treatments for estrogen excess or “estrogen dominance”— although I don’t use that term.
Natural Treatments to Lower Prolactin
Symptoms of high prolactin (hyperprolactinemia) include irregular periods or no periods, premenstrual mood symptoms, loss of libido, headaches, breast pain, vaginal dryness, acne, and hirsutism or facial hair.
High prolactin is one of several causes of androgen excess and can be mistaken for polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS.
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