Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!The HPO and HPA axes
The HPO and HPA axes are two critical feedback loops that govern our stress response and the intricate hormonal interplays of the menstrual cycle.
Review: Premular
Premular is our favourite evidence-based herbal medicine to effectively treat PMS and PMDD.
What’s the difference between PMS and PMDD?
Understanding the difference between PMS and PMDD.
Losing weight with PCOS
Weight loss with PCOS can be a nightmare, but there are some solid, science-backed strategies that work.
Managing insulin resistance in PCOS
Understanding the role of insulin in PCOS and how to manage it to help regulate the impact of PCOS.
Hormone therapy (HT)
Hormone therapy is used to counteract the negative impacts of fluctuating hormone levels and a decline in hormone levels in women as they approach menopause. Here we run you through the typical treatments and alternative options.
What is relative oestrogen deficiency?
If you are skinny, smoke, eat too much fibre or over-exercise, you could be at risk of your periods stopping due to relative oestrogen deficiency.
How diet impacts oestrogen levels
There are some key elements to what you put in your mouth and how it affects your oestrogen levels.
Treating endometriosis
Treating endometriosis can be tricky, with a handful of medical and naturopath treatment strategies, often used in combination.
Hirsutism
Hirsutism is excess hair growth in a male pattern, in women, often caused by an underlying hormonal condition.
Androgen excess in women
Too many androgens or being too sensitive to androgens can cause a whole host of unwanted issues in the biologically female body.
How androgens work in the female body
We take a closer look at how androgens impact the female body, and what you can expect when there are too many or two few androgens present.
Understanding adrenal PCOS
Sometime the excess androgens involved in PCOS are produced by the adrenal glands, not the ovaries, which makes PCOS caused by the adrenals a bit different to regular PCOS. Find out how to deal with adrenal-androgen excess.
Could your thyroid be stopping you from managing PCOS?
Thyroid problems and PCOS can both interfere with ovulation, causing infertility. How can you tell which you have?
What is insulin resistance?
Insulin resistance is where the cells of your body become resistant to the effects of the hormone insulin.
PCOS: How to care for acne-prone skin
Follow this simple, affordable skin cleansing and moisturising routine to help manage acne associated with PCOS.
The real cause of acne (plus the solution)
We explain what is really behind acne and how to fix it.
What are polycystic ovaries?
Polycystic ovaries are ovaries with many cyst-like structures on them, though whether they are true cysts or not will depend on investigations.
I’ve been diagnosed with PCOS – will I ever have children?
Learning that you have PCOS and may have difficulty conceiving can be a shock and difficult to deal with. Luckily, medical help is not the only way to fall pregnant and your ovaries can return to normal function. We explain.
The PCOS Solution Online Edition
The full online version of The PCOS Solution ebook by hormonal expert Josephine Cabrall.