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Strong is the New Sexy: Bone Formation & Women’s Lifelong Bone Health

On May 21st 2015, Dr. Jerilynn Prior gave this public presentation about new research evidence and its implications for women’s bone health.
Dr. Prior’s Interviews on Fempower Health-The Podcast

In 2021 and 2022, Dr. Jerilynn Prior was featured in four insightful podcast interviews conducted by Georgie Kovacs from Fempower Health. These episodes delve into crucial topics concerning women’s health, providing valuable information and expert perspectives.
Stride to Wellness: A Community Movement and Knowledge Exchange

On November 8, 2023, the CeMCOR team hosted a community event at the Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) store in Vancouver. The event included a run/walk led by Filsan Abdiaman, founder of Project Love Run, followed by a participatory design workshop involving community members, researchers, and facilitators. This workshop, a unique initiative by CeMCOR to strengthen…
Menstrual Flow and Timing Changes Following COVID-19 Infection or Vaccination

Acute COVID-19 Illness and Menstrual Cycles During hospitalization for acute illness with COVID-19 infection, younger women in Wuhan, China’s outbreak experienced changes in their menstrual cycles1. The most common change was to have menstrual cycles that were 33 or more days apart (that occurred for 42% of the 237 women studied)1. These longer cycles were…
Use of “the Pill” and Bone Changes in Adolescent Women

Science today recognizes that most new knowledge is never shared. New studies are finally funded, eventually the study is complete, the research is written, reviewed by other scientists and eventually published—all after great effort. But the people who participated in that research and others world-wide for whom the data are relevant, never learn about it.…
Why Is “The Pill” Harmful for Bones in Adolescent Women?

by Drs. Jerilynn C. Prior & Azita Goshtasebi Use of “The Pill” prevents bone growth in teenaged women. New evidence resulting from combining two-year-long studies in almost 900 adolescent women using Combined Hormonal Contraceptives (CHC) women, showed negative bone changes. Really? “The Pill” has been approved and prescribed for over 50 years. It provides high…
New PCOS Therapy Article Written for Clue by Dr. Jerilynn Prior

Illustration by Emma Günther Dr. Jerilynn Prior has written an article on PCOS Therapy for women for the period tracking app, Clue. In this article, she challenges the common treatment approaches to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and makes the case for a science-backed alternative centered on restoring ovulation. Drawing from decades of clinical research and…
Frequently Asked Questions about Anovulatory Androgen (AAE, or PCOS)

Frequently Asked Questions about Anovulatory Androgen (AAE, or PCOS) Are women with AAE estrogen deficient since they often have skipped periods or amenorrhea? You would think so, since many women with far-apart periods do have low estrogen levels. But surprisingly, estrogen levels are normal or high in women with AAE. Estrogen levels are at least…
Progesterone is NOT a Progestogen/Progestin— It’s Estrogen’s Unique Biological Partner

This article was originally published in our e-newsletter. by Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior, Scientific Director, Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research Current lay and medical women’s health literature considers progesterone, the human hormone made by women’s ovary in the same category as its synthetic, “knock-offs”. “Progestogens. . .include both endogenous progesterone and synthetic progestogens…
Contraceptive Choices—Seeking Effective, Convenient, Safe and Ovulation-friendly Birth Control

Our primary goal when choosing a reversible birth control method is that it effectively prevent pregnancy, is without personal unwanted side-effects and is affordable and convenient. CeMCOR believes we should add a second goal—that the effective/safe chosen contraceptive method also preserves normal menstrual cycles and ovulation. These two contraception goals, taken separately, suggest two different…