In this week's episode I swapped seats and was the guest on The Science Of Motherhood podcast with Dr Renee White.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe, and disabling extension of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It is NOT the same condition. Although PMS and PMDD both have physical and emotional symptoms, PMDD causes extreme mood shifts that can disrupt daily life and damage your relationships. 

PMS tends to have more physical symptoms while PMDD has more mood symptoms. These have very specific windows of flaring up, usually around ovulation, and/or before menstruation.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PMS AND PMDD IS SEVERITY, FREQUENCY, AND DURATION.

PMDD causes are thought to be; genetics, hormonal fluctuations, increased inflammation, stress, nutritional factors which I go through in detail in this episode. 

** after recording this episode I found an amazing clinical trial in 2019 that found - "N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) to be as effective as the antidepressant fluoxetine for PMDD symptoms."

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PMS (premenstrual syndrome) refers to a collection of physical, emotional, and behavioural symptoms that occur in the days or weeks preceding menstruation in many women. These symptoms are generally mild to moderate in intensity and do not significantly impair daily functioning.

There are 5 subcategories of PMS

I go through each subcategory, the main symptoms and pathways that drive those symptoms. Each one has its own treatment plan too!

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In this episode I go through why I don't believe TSH is enough when we are considering someone's thyroid function, what TSH is, what it does, how there have been calls to lower the upper TSH limit, why we need to see T4 and T3 levels to understand your thyroid, and how the meds even came up with the TSH reference range.

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In this episode I go through a week in the life of our family, day by day what our routine and schedule looks like. 

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In this episode I outline what prolactin does in the body, what it does to oestrogen, and how it can play a role in infertility or menstrual irregularities.

Are you tired of being told that the only solution to your PCOS is the oral contraceptive pill, and that you require IVF to conceive? 

Have you been searching for a natural solution to your PCOS symptoms?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, this is the webinar for you - designed specifically for women like you who want to treat their PCOS naturally, with regular cycles, with all those pesky PCOS symptoms gone. Like jawline acne, excessive hair growth, insulin resistance and so on. 

Join us for a 60-minute webinar hosted by Melanie who has helped hundreds of women with PCOS achieve regular cycles, reduce insulin levels, ovulate regularly, and fall pregnant naturally.

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In this episode, I discuss the main differences between the Mirena and the copper IUD - and what exactly both is doing within your body. 

• My favourite form of contraception and why, and what I personally use

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There are four different types of PCOS, with different characteristics and symptoms, and different treatment approaches. I go through each one - Insulin Resistant PCOS, Post Pill PCOS, Adrenal PCOS and Inflammatory PCOS - and as a naturopath, how I treat them.

• The underlying causes of PCOS and how to address them with lifestyle, diet, nutritional and herbal supplementation. 

And much more!

Male fertility matters, just as equally as females. And stressfully, following current projections, sperm counts are set to reach zero in 2045!

After all, they are 50% of the baby. So infertility does not solely rest on the woman’s shoulders, nor does miscarriage or recurrent miscarriage. Sperm quality impacts early pregnancy loss odds significantly.

Falling sperm counts in the last few decades are “threatening human survival” and leading to a fertility crisis. About 40 percent of infertility cases can be traced to male factors, such as sperm count, quality.

Sperm are easily damaged from lifestyle factors, and there are many factors that are known to interfere with sperm quality. 

• The EARTH study. 

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In this episode I interview Laura Power, the founder of The Vertigo Co. Laura Power is a Vestibular Physiotherapist. She has worked within the field of Neurological Physiotherapy with a special interest in Vestibular Disorders such as Dizziness, Vertigo and Balance Impairment

• What a vestibular physiotherapist is (I'd never heard of one before talking to Laura!