Before your period, you may experience a cyclic phenomenon called premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that can lead to mood swings. You could start the day feeling fantastic, but an hour or two later, you might get grumpy for no clear reason. This is likely because of hormonal changes. Other emotional PMS symptoms can involve: – Feeling […]
The menstrual cycle is the monthly hormonal cycle a female’s body goes through in preparation for a possible pregnancy. Having regular menstrual cycles means that essential parts of your body are working fine. The menstrual cycle supplies important body chemicals (known as hormones) to keep you healthy, and prepares your body for pregnancy each month. There […]
Oral contraceptive pills or “pills” contain the hormones estrogen and progestin that mimic the hormones women naturally produce. These hormones do a couple of things to ensure that pregnancy is not going to happen: they stop the ovaries from producing eggs for ovulation so that there’s no egg for the sperm to fertilize; they make […]
