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Menstrual Health Basics

  • Heavy, Unpredictable Flow in a Teenager – Rethinking The Pill

    My mom made me go to the doctor I’m 15 and don’t get my periods on time and when it comes it’s so heavy!!!!! I got an order for The Pill. I’m not having sex so WHY WOULD I TAKE IT?????

  • Anovulatory Cycles

    I’m 22 years old and have a question—how can you have regular periods and not make an egg? I thought it took dropping progesterone levels for the flow to start. We’ve been married for two years, using the Pill until last month when I stopped because we are thinking about a pregnancy. My period came on time, but I don’t think I ovulated based on the morning temperatures I’ve been writing on the bottom of the Menstrual Cycle Diary.

  • Am I Skipping Periods Because of Too Much Exercise?

    I’m having periods that are usually two or three months apart and my doctor says it’s because I’m doing too much exercise. I’m 19, healthy, and studying to be a medical office assistant, I walk, run or kick-box every day but feel good when I do it and not good when I don’t. I’m slim (I think my body mass index is 18) but I feel good energy at this weight. I’m never sick, I eat well, don’t smoke and really try to be healthy. Do you think that too much exercise is causing my infrequent periods?

  • A Positive View of Women’s Exercise, Menstrual Cycles and Ovulation

    I believe that “athletic amenorrhea” is a myth! There are no negative effects related to exercise if women start exercising when their cycles are mature and ovulatory, if they are of normal weight and maintain it, if life stresses are not major, and if they begin and increase exercise sensibly. However, according to the American…

  • Daily Perimenopause Diary©

    CeMCOR’s Daily Perimenopause Diary© is meant for perimenopausal women, including women with regular cycles who have hot flushes or night sweats. The Diary is available in both print and digital formats, with instructions provided. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print the PDF of the Diary with instructions. We have…