PCOS + Pregnancy + Progesterone

Progesterone might not be the hormone that gets you pregnant…it’s definitely the one that helps you STAY pregnant. Especially for women with PCOS, where miscarriage rates can be as high as 50%—yes, fifty! If you’ve got a confirmed pregnancy and a diagnosis of PCOS,...

Understanding Progesterone and Cancer

Preventing Cancer, The Dreaded Endometrial Stripe and PCOS Let’s talk about the *dangerous* endometrial stripe and why it matters in perimenopause and PCOS. Let’s talk about why. In women who still menstruate, we shed the endometrial linking each month—think of it as...

Baseline Studies VS RCT (Random Control Trial)

We really need to stop quoting these garbage baseline studies. Association doesn’t prove causation, just as observation doesn’t prove causation and correlation also doesn’t prove causation… This was drilled into my head by my mentor who taught me pretty much...

Progesterone & Breast Cancer, Risk Or Protection?

Earlier this year a patient came to me worried about an article she had seen from the University of Kansas Cancer Center – it discussed the implications of progesterone in breast cancer. Of course for women when we hear any hormone mentioned in connection it...

Supplements Are NOT Hormones

Supplements Are NOT Hormones The number one question I get from women on this menopause journey is “What supplements can I take instead of hormones?” The answer is none.  But if we change the question to “what supplements can I take to support my...