Period Health

From the science behind your cycle to practical advice for managing symptoms and problems, renowned endocrinologist Dr Mary Ryan covers it all: what a healthy period looks like, how hormones affect your body and mind, and why nutrition, exercise and stress matter. She tackles problems like endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS and PMS, as well as fertility, mood and the transition to perimenopause.

'In this essential book, Dr Liz Murray provides accurate, practical and empowering information that every woman should have access to.' - Professor Andrew Horne, Director of Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh; Speciality Advisor to CMO for OBGYN, Scottish Government; and...

Emma loathes her period. Really, she does. But there’s something she loathes even more: not being able to talk about it. Despite women having had periods since the dawn of time, we’ve totally clammed up on anything to do with menstruation. Why, oh why, would we rather say ‘Auntie Flo’ than ‘period’? Why, in the 21st century, are periods still seen as icky? Why are we still so ignorant about such a fundamental bodily process?

Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic problems in their lifetime? Yet these issues are overwhelmingly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. At a turbulent time when global health, reproductive, and human rights are under siege, Dr Tang is determined to revolutionise how gynaecologic health and pelvic pain are treated by the medical community. This book will be part of the fight for the healthcare all people with uteruses deserve - healthcare that is intersectional, gender-affirming, validating and hopeful.

Problem periods are a common part of many women's lives - for the most part causing the occasional inconvenience. However, for some, problem periods can be a major burden. In Dealing with Problem Periods, Dr Anita Mitra explains the current scientific understanding of what periods are, what causes them and why certain women suffer debilitating pain each month. This audiobook will examine how to manage problem periods, the treatment options available (including non-medical interventions) and answer commonly asked questions.

'No fluff, just facts. An absolute must for understanding our bodies better.' Chessie King 'Every question you’ve ever had about periods is answered . . . it's just brilliant.' Dr Thivi Maruthappu Read by the author, Dr Hazel Wallace Work with your cycle for better periods, more energy and a...

Break the Cycle. Empower Your Child. From board-certified gynecologist Dr. Charis Chambers, known to millions as @theperioddoctor, comes a revolutionary guide that transforms how we parent kids through puberty. The Period and Puberty Parenting Revolution equips you to raise confident, informed...

Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Period counters the false theories that have long defined the study of the uterus, exposing the eugenic history of gynecology while providing an intersectional feminist perspective on menstruation science.

Are you dealing with uterine pain, heavy bleeding, fibroids, or endometriosis? Take your power and your health back with this comprehensive, inclusive and accessible guide to uterine health, and should you need it, hysterectomy. "A much-needed resource for women's health." —Uché Blackstock...

Information is everywhere and yet many women still don’t truly understand how our bodies work and, specifically, how our lower genital tract works. Dr Anita Mitra, AKA The Gynae Geek, believes that we can only be empowered about our health when we have accurate information. This book will be...

Period Queen takes the worst thing about being a woman and turns it into the best thing. Author and period preacher Lucy Peach urges us to stop treating periods like nature's consolation prize for being a woman, banishing the notion that hormones reduce us to being random emotional rollercoasters. Become an expert in recognizing what you need at different times of the month and learn how every cycle gives you a chance to cultivate the most important relationship of your life: the one with your precious self. It's pretty bloody amazing.

Many women still suffer a long-ingrained dissociation with their own vaginas and a misunderstanding of what goes on "down there". With expertise and a dose of humor, leading ob-gyn, educator, and women's health advocate Dr. Sherry Ross addresses every urgent, confounding, culturally taboo or embarrassing question women have about vaginas, with the goal of healthier, happier lives for all.

The average person with periods goes through more than four hundred menstrual cycles in their lifetime–over four hundred cycles of changing hormones that impact mood, energy levels, productivity, appetite, metabolism, sleep, connection, and more. Yet we don’t learn enough about periods. The Period Literacy Handbook is a comprehensive guide to menstrual health that weaves together menstrual biology, naturopathic and conventional medicine, the world's socio-political landscape, advocacy tools, and practical strategies for more peaceful periods.

Do you feel like you’re riding a premenstrual roller coaster every month that leaves you feeling hungry, tired, angry, sad, and unsexy? Leading researcher and women’s hormone expert Dr. Sarah E. Hill explains why we feel so universally icky before our periods— and what to do about it. The...

Menstruation is a normal and healthy part of life for most women. However, three out of every four women suffer miserably month after month due to various symptoms they experience around the days of their period. Although there have been medications suggested to cure PMS, most women are unaware that this can be treated naturally. More than half of menstruating women experience pain around their period but 90 percent say they experience other various symptoms.

If your daughter is heading into puberty and… She has questions but doesn’t always ask them You’re not sure how to explain everything “the right way” You want her to feel calm and prepared—not confused or overwhelmed... This book was made for exactly that. Written in a warm, “big sister” voice, it explains puberty in simple, kid-friendly language so she can understand what’s happening without feeling awkward or overwhelmed.

You Can Have A Better Period is a straight-talking resource to help women understand their menstrual cycles and finally get answers to questions such as: "why am I so moody right before my period?", "are periods supposed to be so painful?", "why is my period so heavy?", "is it normal to get headaches right before my period?" Le'Nise Brothers takes us through each phase of our cycle, including a clear program of nutrition and lifestyle changes. The book explains which supplements work and the key stress management habits we can implement.

In Periods...Just Why, you will get accessible and straight-forward advice concerning all your deepest period concerns. This audiobook will help you to recognize what is happening to both your body and emotions during the roller-coaster ride known better as your period. This audiobook will support you to turn the mysterious world of the complex reproductive system and menstrual cycle into a vital tool for helping you to monitor your level of physical health and well-being.

Navigate your health care future with confidence and learn the ins and outs of the Medicare system with Medicare 101, an essential guide that transforms complex health care jargon into easily digestible knowledge. Medicare 101 simplifies the complex Medicare regulations and policies, guiding you...

Having your period is messy, makes you sore (like being hit by a train), and is emotionally draining and irritating, not to mention highly inconvenient! Many women and young girls are embarrassed by the process of menstruation, but everybody goes through it.