Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle

Your monthly cycle is an intricate ebb and flow of various hormones that are signaling your body to do what it was naturally meant to do, and the Pill essentially cuts the phone line between your ovaries and your brain.

The body is supposed to have a natural hormone flow, and it looks like this…

Menstrual Phase (part of the Follicular Phase): your body is the shedding of the uterine lining. Levels of estrogen and progesterone are low.

Follicular Phase: Occurs between the first day of your period and ovulation. Estrogen and testosterone will rise as an egg prepares to be released. You should be feeling more energetic.

Ovulation: The release of the egg from the ovary (usually mid-cycle). Estrogen peaks just before ovulation and then drops shortly afterward. Many women feel their best, have clearer skin, and a higher libido. Once your hormones drop (about three to five days in), you may feel less energetic and possibly a little “down.”

Luteal Phase: This is when the body prepares for a possible pregnancy. Progesterone is produced, peaks, and then drops. Some women experience “PMS.” (PS: PMS isn’t something you “have to deal with” as a normal part of your cycle! A doctor can help you balance the hormones naturally to reduce symptoms.)

The Pill is often prescribed to help women with painful or irregular periods, but this form of synthetic hormones is simply a quick-fix Band-Aid to mask the real issue.

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