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.
This post is for all you forty and fifty-somethings who are looking for some kind of clarity around hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or menopausal hormone therapy.
You want to know if HRT is safe and which type to choose. And you want to know if hormone treatment is actually going to help with the sleep disturbance and mood changes and crazy periods that you’re experiencing now (but really didn’t expect to see for a few more years).
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)
Yes, you can use natural treatment for very heavy periods but you need the right treatment for your cause of heavy periods.
There are three main causes of heavy periods: 1) thyroid disease, 2) low progesterone or “unopposed” estrogen, and 3) endometriosis or adenomyosis.
Let’s look at each cause (and possible treatments) and then I’ll provide the top five ways to generally lighten flow. (You still want to treat the underlying cause, if you can.)
Read moreHow to Treat Heavy Periods with Diet and Natural Progesterone
Suffering from hormonal headaches or menstrual migraines?
Here’s what you need to know.