Adolescence

Menstrual Cramps Can Be Worse in Normal-Length Cycles Without Ovulation

Press Release: University of British Columbia – July 11, 2024 Peer-reviewed Publication New study shows that menstrual cramps, unexpectedly, were more painful and lasted for more days in the cycles without release of an egg (anovulatory) According to current understanding, menstrual cramps only happen in cycles in which an egg is released, or an ovulatory…
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.
Ovulation Disturbances with Dr. Jerilynn Prior: fx Medicine Podcast

Ovulatory disturbances pose significant challenges to women’s reproductive health, making it crucial that practitioners have a comprehensive understanding of this complex topic. In this episode, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism Dr. Jerilynn Prior and fx Medicine Ambassador Emma Sutherland provide clinicians with essential insights into the causes, diagnostic indicators, hormonal balance, and potential interventions associated…
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…
Healing the Menstrual Cycle in PCOS

It is difficult living with PCOS or Anovulatory Androgen Excess (AAE) Current understanding PCOS is difficult to treat and can never be cured “The Pill”, combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) of high estrogen/progestin is our best currently available and scientifically proven PCOS therapy Metformin is an important and safe medicine that acts to make insulin work…
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…