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Why is My Menstrual Cycle Getting Shorter?

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Menstrual Cycle

…you won’t really notice it, but as you get closer to perimenopause, it can become more noticeable. Perimenopause is the transition before menopause and can last for several years. You…

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Is Estrogen Replacement Safe? The Truth They Might Not Tell You | Dr. Felice Gersh

Episode: 56 Duration: 0H43MPublished: Hormones

Menopause and Perimenopause Resources: https://drbrighten.com/category/balance-hormones/perimenopause-menopause/ Progestins & Breast Cancer Risk: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960076023001966 Progestin Contraceptives & Breast Cancer Risk: https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/117/5/1046/7951389 Menopause Hormone Therapy & Breast Cancer Risk: https://gremjournal.com/journal/02-2024/menopausal-hormone-therapy-and-breast-cancer-risk-21-years-from-the-whi-clinical-studies/ Be sure to subscribe…

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12 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Before your Period

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Menstrual Cycle

Perimenopause Cycles As we enter into perimenopause we stop ovulating as frequently and low progesterone coupled with estrogen dominance is common. Once in menopause, we no longer have the circulating…

Metabolic Enhancers

Metabolic Enhancers to Help Boost Your Metabolism

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Wellbeing

…metabolism? Menopause, which typically occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, can significantly impact a woman’s metabolism. During perimenopause and then menopause, the ovaries gradually stop producing the hormones…

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Intermittent Fasting For Women 

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Food, PCOS, What to Eat

…many factors, but overdoing it with longer fasts or extensive calorie restriction may not be ideal for hormone balance. Intermittent Fasting and Menopause Menopause and the years leading up to…

Reasons for a Missing Period

Reasons For A Missing Period

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Period

…lab testing and understand the cause of your amenorrhea. Perimenopause Perimenopause marks the time where our fertility begins to decline as we transition into menopause. During this part of your…