Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary
Leading the change to better periods
PCOS is best described as the situation of androgen excess when all other causes of androgen excess have been ruled out. That means that PCOS is an umbrella diagnosis which can be caused by different underlying drivers or functional types. The four functional types are insulin-resistant PCOS, post-pill PCOS, inflammatory PCOS, and adrenal PCOS.
Your diagnosis of PCOS may not mean very much. For one thing, you may have been mistakenly told you have “lean PCOS” when you actually have hypothalamic amenorrhea or are in a temporary post-pill situation.
Or, you may truly have PCOS but not the insulin-resistant type.
Here’s what you need to know about the four types of PCOS. (Full flowchart at the end of the article.)
PCOS and endometriosis are two very different conditions but they’re also very common. It’s possible to have both PCOS and endometriosis at the same time and that can make for some pretty tricky diagnosis and treatment.
Here’s what you need to know.
Irregular periods? They might not be periods at all. Instead, they might be the breakthrough bleeding of anovulatory cycles.
What does that mean?
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
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