Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary
Leading the change to better periods and hormones
Hormonal sleep problems can be improved with magnesium, melatonin, and progesterone.
Lost your period? You might just need to eat more. A lot more. Losing your period to undereating is called hypothalamic amenorrhea and is common, especially in women under thirty.
Unfortunately, hypothalamic amenorrhea can sometimes be misdiagnosed as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) because both hypothalamic amenorrhea and PCOS can have “polycystic ovaries” on a pelvic ultrasound exam.
Progesterone is beneficial because it lightens periods. It also reduces inflammation, regulates immune function, and supports healthy thyroid, brain, bones, and breasts.
Do you make enough progesterone? Are you sure?
The only way to make progesterone is to ovulate and have a healthy luteal phase.
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If you’re a woman of reproductive age, you should be making estrogen with every menstrual cycle. Estrogen is essential for healthy mood, bone, muscle, and metabolism.
Signs you’re making enough estrogen include cervical fluid and regular ovulation.
Signs of low estrogen include absent periods and vaginal dryness.
In your forties, you may find you don’t cope as well with stress. It happens because losing progesterone during perimenopause can destabilize the HPA (adrenal) axis or stress response system.
This recalibration of the nervous system is why perimenopause is associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, and insomnia.