I wrote a post recently that explained how birth control works. One thing I learned was that the high levels of estrogen in many birth control pills stimulate an excess release of prolactin from your pituitary gland. Since I took the pill for a decade this made me...
We are in the middle of national infertility awareness week so I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on this ongoing issue in my life. I came across a post the other day from a fellow endo sister who shared how she was never able to have children and that she...
I learned early on that endometriosis tends to be an estrogen dominant condition. Your body either has too much estrogen or not enough progesterone to balance things out. Estrogen has always been the “bad” hormone in my mind. It feeds endo right? Because...
What is Anovulation? I was unaware of the term anovulation for much of my adult life. It wasn’t until I was faced with fertility issues that I started to pay attention. Anovulation is when your ovaries do not release a viable egg, so ovulation does not occur. If...
Lonely Swing Set For much of the week I sit at my computer in my home office. Above my dual computer screens is a window that looks out over the backyard. My view was of a wooden swing set that the previous owners left behind. It had swings, a slide and a cool...
