Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods

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I do that kind of investigative work with my patients, and if they have severe symptoms, they may choose to stay on hormonal birth control for a few months while we identify and treat the underlying issue. I do highly appreciate the information and overview of the different types of available birth control options. They were informative and piqued my interest to do some more researching. Editorial board CAND Journal, [29] the official journal of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors. Generally, I find teen period pain one of the easiest things to treat. It responds well to magnesium and zinc supplements. In fact, there is a brand new clinic trial using zinc to treat period pain. You can read the study here → https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26132140. A dairy-free diet can also be helpful, which it sounds like she’s partly doing, but it might be worth trying a few months of no dairy, not even lactose-free products. Topics include: How to Come Off the Pill, What Your Period Should Be Like, What Can Go Wrong, and How to Talk to Your Doctor.

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For example, to be able to ovulate, you need to identify the underlying obstacle to ovulation and correct that. Common obstacles include stress, inflammation, thyroid disease, insulin resistance, nutrient deficiency, and/or undereating. I actually agree with you about the chronic inflammation from the IUD. It’s not ideal. In Chapter 3 of my book, I classify contraceptive methods into three categories: 1) 100% safe and healthy, 2) a little bit toxic or damaging, and 3) total hormonal shut-down causing far-reaching physiologic damage. I put copper IUD in category 2. It’s not as good as Fertility Awareness Method and barrier methods (Category 1), but it’s better than hormonal birth control.CAND Journal, the official journal of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors" . Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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There’s no progesterone if you’re on almost any type of hormonal birth control because contraceptive drugs suppress ovulation and progestins are not progesterone. There are too many false and uncited claims mixed in with some good information. Here are some troublesome statements I came across:Brazilian Portuguese translation: "O Que Nunca Te Contaram Sobre Seu Ciclo Menstrual", [21] published in 2021. This book states that omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in vegetable oils promote inflammatory prostaglandins. This claim is not cited. In fact, omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids have not been shown to cause inflammation in humans (PMID:22889633) or even to increase arachidonic acid (PMID: 21663641). What’s more, a science advisory noted that in human studies, higher levels of omega-6 PUFAs were associated with decreased levels of proinflammatory markers and increased levels of antiinflammatory markers (PMID: 19171857). Lara Briden is a naturopath with more than twenty years experience in women's health. She runs a busy hormone clinic in Sydney where she treats women with PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, and many other period-related health problems.