E140: TBT - The WHY Behind Irregular, Short, or Long Menstrual Cycles and How to Know if Yours is Normal

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Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this throwback Thursday episode, Dr. Heather Rhodes is my co-host, and we’re talking about irregular cycles.
We’ll start on how you can track your menstrual cycle, then discuss what a regular cycle should look like, and finally go deeper into irregular cycles - why they happen and how you can balance your hormones for a better cycle.

In this episode:

• [00:10] How to track your menstrual cycle by looking at your temperature
• [03:14] How to track your menstrual cycle by looking at your cervical fluid
• [07:18] What a regular cycle looks like
• [12:10] Short cycles: why you might be experiencing this
• [16:29] How to know if your cycle is shorter than normal
• [18:21] Ovulation symptoms and ovulation pain
• [19:42] Long cycles: why they happen and what you can do about it
• [22:30] Something to consider if you’re over 40

Other Episodes You Might Like

• Episode 2: How I Started to LOVE My Period & Made My Cycle My Superpower
• Episode 7: Struggling with bad periods and PMS? Simple steps to boost progesterone naturally
• Episode 66: How I Support My Hormones in Follicular Week

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