A woman’s reproductive health is vital to her well-being.

As menarche will often arrive earlier, a woman will have fewer pregnancies, live longer, take hormonal contraception and have better nutrition in modern day.  A woman’s average 30 years of menstruation can expect to have 360-400 periods. (Women’s Hormones & the menstrual cycle, Trickey; Ruth 1997)

The menstrual cycle and menstruation are both easily affected by stress, diet, lifestyle and environmental factors.

The use of nutritional therapy and herbal medicine within a Naturopathic consultation can help with the following:

• Pre-menstrual tension/syndrome
• Heavy periods (Menorrhagia)
• Painful periods (Dysmenorrhoea)
• Erratic or infrequent bleeding (Oligomenorrhoea)
• Menopausal conditions
• Endometriosis
• Pelvic inflammatory disorder
• Infertility
• Pre-conception care
• Vaginal fungal and viral infections
• PCOD (polycystic ovaries disease)
• Hormonal cancers support and recovery

Female Hormonal functional testing can be done to determine your hormone profile during a menstrual cycle, go to Functional Tests.

Wholistic Healthcare UK recommends the use of an environmental friendly, non-allergic and alternative menstrual sanitary product called a Mooncup.

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