birth control articles - Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary

4 Types of PCOS (a Flowchart)

August 31, 2019June 19, 2019 by Dr Lara Briden

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.)

3 Signs Your Period Is Not Really a Period

September 14, 2019December 29, 2018 by Dr Lara Briden

Irregular periods? They might not be periods at all. Instead, they might be the breakthrough bleeding of anovulatory cycles.

What does that mean?

Natural Treatment of Menstrual Migraines

August 31, 2019July 17, 2018 by Dr Lara Briden

Suffering from hormonal headaches or menstrual migraines?

Here’s what you need to know.

If You’re Not Thinking About Ovulation, You’re Not Thinking About Health

September 11, 2019April 3, 2018 by Dr Lara Briden

This is my open letter to every clinician, personal trainer, and blogger who offers health advice without thinking about the importance of ovulation and natural ovulatory menstrual cycles.

Dear Sir,

Your health advice may cause your clients to stop ovulating. That’s a problem because regular ovulation is not just for making a baby. It’s also an important indicator or “vital sign” of your client’s general health. Furthermore, regular ovulation is the only way your client can make the ovarian hormones she needs for a healthy brain, bones, and metabolism.