Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary
Leading the change to better periods
Body-identical menopausal hormone therapy uses hormones that are exactly identical to human hormones. It is safer than other types of hormone replacement, both in terms of cardiovascular risk and breast cancer risk. Examples include transdermal estradiol patches and micronized progesterone.
Struggling with hormonal weight gain around your middle? It’s a common problem with PCOS and menopause but it’s not caused by estrogen.
In women, estrogen is beneficial for weight loss. The abdominal weight gain of PCOS and menopause is more likely to be caused by insulin and testosterone.
Let’s take a closer look.
Read moreThe Role of Insulin and Testosterone in the Weight Gain of PCOS and Menopause
Looking for clarity around bioidentical hormone replacement (HRT)?
Modern hormone therapy is very different from old medications such as Premarin and Provera.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Read more4 Things to Know About Bioidentical or Body-Identical HRT
Is progesterone good for mood? Progesterone calms the brain and promotes sleep. At the same time, progesterone seem to play a role in the mood symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
How can both things be true? The short answer is that progesterone is usually good for mood but can sometimes be bad.
Keep reading for the longer answer about progesterone and mood.
Read moreWhy Progesterone Is Both Good and Bad for Mood (and How to Treat PMDD)
Natural progesterone can work for heavy or flooding periods but you also need to consider the underlying cause of your heavy periods.
There are three main causes of heavy periods: 1) low progesterone or “unopposed” estrogen, 2) endometriosis or adenomyosis, and 3) thyroid disease.
Let’s look at each cause (and possible treatments) and then I’ll provide the top five general ways to lighten menstrual flow, including natural progesterone.