Don't Tell Me To RELAX- A Fertility Podcast

How can irregular periods affect your fertility?


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Katy is back and we're talking all things irregular cycles. There are many reasons you may be experiencing irregular cycles and these range from life style influences to hormonal imbalances to medical issues like thyroid problems or pelvic inflammatory disease. It's important to get irregularities investigated and make a proper assessment of what lifestyle factors could be having an impact. And if you're trying to conceive irregular cycles don't always mean you can't conceive but they do require a good understanding of tracking to make sure you're not missing ovulation.


  • why tracking is such an important tool if you have an irregular cycle
  • What is the definition of an irregular cycle
  • Less than to 21 to 35 days with more than 7 to 9 days each cycle that happens 3 cycles or more
  • Irregular as a broader definition and thinking about this with regards to anything in your cycle which isn’t optimal
  • How irregularities can show up in the period 
  • Common causes of irregular cycles, including PCOS, hyperthalamic ammenhorea, post pill irregularities, thyroid health
  • Other lifestyle factors that can impact cycles including peri menopause, sleep, pattern, nutrition, physical activity
  • When to see a GP and what testing to have
  • Other ways to get tests done
  • Transvaginal scans to make an assessment 
  • Why it’s important to be up to date with smear tests 
  • How to conceive and track with an irregular cycle
  • Other ways to track if bbt is getting too much
  • How bbt charting can help identify irregularity
  • How to get support for improving your irregular cycles
  • The knock on effect of contraception

  • Let us know in the poll if your cycles are irregular?


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