Help! I'm Hypermobile

Ep 10 Period Problems and Hypermobility: How Charting Your Cycle Can Help


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Hypermobility and period issues often go hand-in-hand😫🩸

In this episode you'll learn:

  • Why not all bleeds are periods! (and what this might mean for your health)

    • Why learning to chart your cycle using the Symptothermal Method can give you valuable insight into what's going on INSIDE your body

      • How to chart 2 key biomarkers

      • and finally,

        • why the corpus luteum might be the coolest tissue in the human body that you don't know about!

        • 🛒Want to get a basal body thermometer? Check out my shop! 👀

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          💝 for 10% off a TempDrop thermometer use my code: https://tempdrop.refr.cc/hypermobilityhq

          (this kind of thermometer is not necessary for charting, but it's super helpful for people with irregular sleep schedules or who just want a device that makes things a bit less effort)


          THINGS I MENTION📝

          🔴 The Guardian article discussing how period pain issues are dismissed by healthcare providers

          🔴 https://readyourbody.com/

          🔴 https://cervicalmucus.org/


          As always, please remember that all of the information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes ONLY. Please be sure to speak with your appropriately qualified healthcare provider if you have any concerns❣️


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                Wishing you the best in health and everything else,

                Alex

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