A study has recently come out validating what many people have known for years, yet, despite the seriousness of it, has often been dismissed or brushed off.
Results showed that women on hormonal birth control are 23 to 34% more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those not taking birth control.
It’s a common myth that ovulation happens on day 14 of the menstrual cycle, or 14 days before the next period. In reality each person is different, and ovulation could be anywhere from 9 to 16 days prior to the next period!
In fact, research has shown that miscalculating the fertile phase of the cycle is a big reason a lot of people are supposedly “infertile.” In reality they just got the days wrong!
There are tons of charting apps out there (over 100!) so how are you supposed to know which one is best to use? Many of them are based off the Rhythm Method (which doesn’t work), and lots are simply period predictors so not useful for actual fertility charting.
Lucky for us, a study just came out that reviewed tons of different apps and created a rating scale to compare them as birth control.
Most women think menstrual cramps are the curse of being a woman and there’s nothing we can do about it, but I’m here to tell you that’s just not true!
Well, that is the question, isn’t it?!
There seems to be some debate, and I’ve heard it from my own clients, about whether or not it’s possible to practice fertility awareness for contraception accurately and effectively by using mucus only.
I have to tell you that temping is not intrinsically better than not temping! But there’s a big caveat here: it all depends on how you were trained.
We all know that exercise is good for us, but did you know it can actually help improve your hormone balance and improve your menstrual cycles?!
Read on to see how exercises helps to improve your hormones.
Our culture is constantly telling women they need to have babies before 30, and that after 35 it’s all downhill. Well I’m here to tell you that’s not the case!
One thing people don’t realize is that how fertile you are can change, improve, or decline at any age. It’s entirely possible that your fertility at 35 might be better than what it was at 25!
One of the most common myths about the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) is that it doesn’t work to prevent pregnancy. And when women are learning how to use it they always want to know how effective it is. At perfect use, it’s 99.6% effective, as good as hormonal contraception! (something a lot of people don’t know).
So how do we know this? Science! Keep reading to see the research that backs this up.