Your cycle is one of the clearest windows into your overall health. It reflects how your hormones are functioning, whether ovulation is happening, and how your body is responding to those hormonal changes. When you start to look at it that way, your period shifts from being something you tolerate to something you can actually learn from.

I first heard of the Creighton Model Fertility Care System in April of 2019. At that point in our marriage, my husband and I had three children. With my youngest turning one and breastfeeding officially ending, my menstrual cycle was back in full force with an a vengeance that had become the new "normal" after weaning my second baby over 2 years. For one week each month I would become an anxious, weepy mess, barely able to keep up with the demands of my life as a stay-at-h

In an earlier post, we discussed what progesterone is and why’s it’s important throughout your cycle. Symptoms of progesterone...