With 30-40% of women developing a thyroid condition in their lifetime, and rates increasing as we age, many women in perimenopause and menopause will be dealing with hormone imbalances in both these important systems.
Hormone Health
So many women are experiencing symptoms that could be caused by thyroid hormone imbalances – fatigue, cold hands and feet, depression and low mood, and weight gain or difficulty losing weight.
If so many women have these symptoms, then why are half of all people with thyroid disease walking around undiagnosed? And why are
these people suffering unnecessarily??
Long period cycles are cycles that last longer than 35 days, but less than three months. After 3 months without a period, you will be diagnosed with secondary amenorrhea (if you previously had regular cycles).
While most of us think of a “normal” cycle being 28 days, the average monthly cycle, the time from the start of one period to the start of the next, is between 24 and 35 days. So for some normal women, this means that they may have a period every 24 days – and it is still totally normal.
I have developed a system for helping women to overcome fatigue and achieve all the abundant energy that they need. And I call it SHINE. It stands for the six essential factors in energy production – sleep, hormones, inflammation, nutrition, emotions and exercise.
While most of us think of hot flashes and night sweats when we think of menopausal symptoms, many women are surprised by the number of symptoms that this hormonal transition can cause.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has brought light to a major health issue impacting people the world over – burnout.
Knowing you are in menopause is easy – did your periods stop one year ago? If yes, then congratulations, you are in menopause.
Knowing you are in perimenopause on the other hand is tricky.
So what is happening to our hormones when we do shift work? What are the consequences, and is there anything we can do about it? This article will answer these questions, and more.
Once a diagnosis of endometriosis is made many women are given a staging level for their endo. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification is based on a point system that stages endometriosis from I to IV.