The Truth About Cycle Loss, Birth Control, & Getting It Back

<p>This week&#39;s episode is a personal one. I&#39;ve been off birth control for over a year and still haven&#39;t gotten my period back — and if that&#39;s you too, I want you to know you&#39;re not broken, and you&#39;re not alone.</p><p>We&#39;re breaking down everything you need to know about menstrual cycle loss (amenorrhea): what it actually feels like physically and mentally, the real reasons it happens, why coming off birth control can unmask a problem that was there all along, and — most importantly — what you can actually do about it.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><ul><li>The physical and mental symptoms of losing your period that no one talks about</li><li>The HPO axis and why your cycle is connected to way more than reproduction</li><li>Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) / RED-S — the most common cause in active women in their 20s</li><li>How PCOS, thyroid dysfunction, high prolactin, and POI can also drive cycle loss</li><li>Why &quot;post-pill amenorrhea&quot; almost always means an underlying issue was there before you ever started birth control</li><li>Why waiting it out isn&#39;t a great plan (bone health + estrogen)</li><li>What labs to actually ask for</li><li>My own ongoing journey with this, alongside managing ankylosing spondylitis and Hashimoto&#39;s</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect w/ RD Blayke for Help Getting Your Cycle Back:</p><p>Insta: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dietitianblayke?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">⁠@dietitianblayke ⁠</a>send a DM to learn more about my program and get connected!</p><p><a href="https://my.practicebetter.io/#/699dc4c14e633a4df222f625/bookings?s=699de054a07dcc9be948a67d">⁠https://my.practicebetter.io/#/699dc4c14e633a4df222f625/bookings?s=699de054a07dcc9be948a67d⁠</a> </p><p><strong>Follow:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/macileejones?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Personal IG: @macileejones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/myverbaljournal.letschat?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast IG: @myverbaljournal.letschat⁠</a></p><p><br></p>