Ep 245: Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode you're going to learn exactly what happens during your menstrual cycle. I decided to talk about this because, quite frankly, it’s something that many of us don’t fully understand. We talk about our cycles in relation to pregnancy but there’s a lot more to periods than ovulation!

Your cycle can influence so many aspects of your life: libido, mood, energy, skin, appetite, and more! Better understanding your periods can help you make informed decisions regarding reproductive health, fertility, and overall well-being.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

What constitutes a regular menstrual cycle
What the phases of the cycle are
Which hormones are associated with pregnancy
When ovulation occurs
How to track ovulation
How fertilization and implantation work
How IUDs prevent pregnancy
Whether you can really have a period while you’re pregnant

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0:00.0	In this episode, I'm going to help you understand your menstrual cycle.
0:10.9	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:14.7	If you're having a baby in the hospital, you are giving birth in a system that too often takes away power from women over what happens
0:21.5	in their own bodies. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing board certified OBGYN,
0:27.4	who's had the privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into this world. I've been a doctor
0:32.0	for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you take back your power, advocate for yourself,
0:38.9	and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve. This podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute
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1:15.0	Come join me at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email.
1:20.4	Hello there.
1:21.2	Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:24.0	This is episode number 245, whether this is your first time listening or you've been here before.
1:30.0	Thank you for spending some time with me today.
1:33.4	In this episode, I am going to break down exactly what happens in your menstrual cycle.
1:39.9	I decided to talk about this because, quite frankly, it's something that many of us don't really
1:45.6	understand. We talk about menstrual periods or the medical term is menstruation. I hate saying
1:53.3	that word. It sounds weird. Menstruation. And in relation to pregnancy or getting pregnant,
1:59.2	we talk about ovulation, but we don't necessarily
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