Hormone Health Blog

PCOS Has a New Name and Here’s Why It Matters “What’s in a name?” When it comes to medicine, quite a lot. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has been one of the most common hormonal disorders affecting women of reproductive age for years. Yet despite affecting approximately one in eight women worldwide, the condition has long been misunderstood by both the public and healthcare professionals. One reason may be hiding in plain sight: its name. In a recent editorial published in

If you've ever gone down the rabbit hole of hormone testing, you already know how confusing it gets fast. DUTCH test, blood work, Mira, saliva testing, cycle mapping... and nobody is telling you which one actually makes sense for your situation. So let me break it down the way I do with my patients, clearly, without the overwhelm, and with my actual clinical thinking behind it. Whether you're searching for hormone testing in Vancouver, across BC, or just trying to figure out

We've all been told, quite blatantly sometimes, that our hormones are to blame. What are they 'to blame' for? Literally everything, apparently. I've been told this by my doctors: The reason this is happening is because...well, you have hormones. Here, take the pill. I've been told this by partners: Is it your time of the month? I've chatted with friends saying: Omg my hormones are so messed up rn! Cells throughout the body have hormone receptors. A receptor is like a parking

There are cycles all throughout nature. The moon, the tides, the seasons... It's not a surprise that menstruating women also experience the effects of these cycles. This post is meant to act as a general guide to help bring awareness to changes that some women may feel during their menstrual cycle. But first, let's start with understanding the days of our cycle. Day 1 of true menstruation (not just spotting, but the first day of your true bleed) is considered day 1 of your wh

What's the difference between a menstrual cycle vs a period? The period (or a bleed) can either be your natural period or a withdrawal bleed from the birth control pill. People taking the pill, don't have natural hormonal fluctuations found in a menstrual cycle because that process is suppressed with the synthetic hormones from the pill. But they do have a withdrawal bleed during the week of hormone withdrawal when those placebo pills are taken. On the other hand, the menstru