Your Menstrual Cycle is a Vital Sign: Conversation with Dr. Mahalingaiah, Part II

Your menstrual cycle requires the coordination of a number of different systems in the body. We've all heard of the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis, AKA the HPO axis. But the system is embedded in and reactive to many other systems in the body, including the uterus, and particularly the uterine lining, the immune system, metabolic and energy sensing networks, stress axis, the thyroid adrenal axes, circadian timing systems, autonomic nervous system, liver, bone, vascular system, and ...