Hormonal health
A lot of women arrive having been told their cycle is normal, or that the only option is the pill. Both can be true and still leave you with a fortnight of every month you would rather skip.
This might sound familiar
If two or three of these land, it is worth a conversation.
- The week before your period costs you a week of your life
- Periods that are heavy, painful, or arrive whenever they like
- A PCOS diagnosis and no plan except weight loss
- Perimenopause: broken sleep, heat, a temper you do not recognise
- Trying to conceive and wanting your body in better shape for it
- Still not yourself a year or two after having a baby
What I look at
The first consultation works through all of this.
- The shape of your cycle
- Length, bleed, pain, what happens at ovulation and in the luteal phase. Where the pattern breaks tells us which part of the cycle needs support.
- Blood sugar and insulin
- Central in PCOS and quietly relevant in most hormonal presentations. Often the highest-yield thing to change.
- Thyroid and iron
- Both mimic and worsen hormonal symptoms, and both are commonly sitting in the low-normal range while you feel awful.
- Stress load
- Cortisol and sex hormones draw on the same resources. A body under sustained pressure deprioritises the cycle.
How I treat it
Herbal medicine has genuine strengths here — there are well-studied herbs for cycle regulation, premenstrual mood and menopausal symptoms. Alongside that: correcting iron and other deficiencies, steadying blood sugar, and supporting the liver in clearing hormones properly.
What to expect, and when
Hormones move at the pace of your cycle, so give it three cycles before judging. Premenstrual mood and sleep often improve first; cycle regularity and PCOS markers take longer.
Everything above is how I generally approach this area. What you actually get is decided in your consultation, on your case — not from a page.
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