99. What actually causes PMS?!

Published: Aug. 27, 2021, 8 a.m.

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We've all experienced some form of PMS before! It's soooo common but that doesn't mean it's NORMAL! Moderate to severe PMS is the result of a hormonal imbalance.

Here's what we get into:

  • You produce estrogen in your follicular phase (the phase after your period)
  • You produce progesterone in your luteal phase (because ovulation creates progesterone & your luteal phase is after ovulation)
  • Progesterone declines midway through your luteal phase if you're not pregnant & this drop in hormones\\xa0 causes your period to come.
  • Moderate to severe pms is from imbalances in the luteal phase. Specifically estrogen to progesterone imbalance.\\xa0
  • When you have PMS you experience a sharp decline in progesterone 3-5 days before period rather than a gradual decline.

A FEW SIGNS OF LOW PROGESTERONE:

  • Pre period spotting
  • Short luteal phase
  • Cervical mucus week before your period

EPISODES REFERENCED:
17. Tracking Ovulation
Episode 90 has Info on Cervical Mucus

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