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00:00:01 Hi there and I'm Rochelle and today we're going to be discussing PMS and I think it's a topic that a lot of people don't really think about. It's something that they think is completely normal and they should be just getting over it and dealing with it but actually there's a lot that can be done for PMS and that's what we're going to touch on today. So what is PMS? PMS is a very large variety of symptoms that will happen the 10 days before your period and then disappear large variety of symptoms that will happen the 10 days before your period and then disappear during or shortly after the bleed. So if these are symptoms that you're having already at other points of your cycle, but you're finding that they are getting exacerbated by the period,
00:00:47 then this is different. This is premenstrual magnification. So it's important to really take note and track when these symptoms are occurring. And the symptoms can really vary between emotional and physical symptoms. So emotional symptoms can really be anything from between emotional and physical symptoms. So emotional symptoms can really be anything from irritability to sadness to anxiety. And the physical symptoms can, again, really vary. Things like fluid retention in the ankles, abdominal bloating, brain fog, pimples on the skin. So everyone can respond quite differently. But I think it's important for people to realise that PMS is actually very beneficial for the body. The rise and fall of our hormones is actually
00:01:25 PMS is actually very beneficial for the body. The rise and fall of our hormones is actually really needed. And it's important to bear in mind that a lot of the time taking a birth control pill is just suppressing these hormones, which are actually really important. And even though the PMS symptoms can be quite a lot on the body, there are things that we can do to try and manage this and improve what we call your resilience to PMS. So what is it that causes PMS? It's the cyclical pattern of ovulation. So as we move through the cycle, the oestrogen levels will increase pattern of ovulation. So as we move through the cycle, the oestrogen levels will increase and this increase is completely beneficial and normal for the body but if sometimes the oestrogen
00:02:13 can get too high, people can find that this, what we call estrogen dominance, can really have an increased impact on PMS symptoms, things like breast tenderness or irritability. And when this estrogen then drops down later on in the cycle, this crash of estrogen can also negatively impact estrogen then drops down later on in the cycle, this crash of estrogen can also negatively impact on things like mood, causing the depression and anxiety symptoms. And we need the progesterone to counterbalance the oestrogen. So if we're not having that progesterone later on in the cycle to take us through the second part of the cycle, we can find that when our oestrogen crashes and we don't have that progesterone to counterbalance, that can also have a negative impact and cause
00:02:59 these PMS symptoms. So there are different factors that can have an impact and different hormones. these PMS symptoms. So there are different factors that can have an impact and different hormones. And some people are known to be more susceptible. Those studies have shown that some people do have a genetic component to PMS. So you might find that your mom or your sister has PMS or PMDD. So there are some people who are more susceptible to it. So what could PMS be telling you about your body? There is no evidence to show that PMS impacts on fertility. There is no evidence to show that PMS impacts on fertility.
00:03:33 however people who do have a enhanced PMS and maybe they may have more pain than other people may have more irritability than other people these could be signs that you may have that estrogen dominance so maybe a higher level of estrogen than other people or it could be that you have that lower progesterone than others and these two things can potentially impact on fertility you have that lower progesterone than others and these two things can potentially impact on fertility but they also could be signs of other conditions. So things like endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, or even just links to anxiety. So it's important to look out for how bad your PMS is because it could be telling you about other things that could be going on
00:04:19 in the body. So what can we do about PMS? There's actually a lot that can be done. A lot of the time, the orthodox answer is to provide the contraceptive pill to people think A lot of the time, the orthodox answer is to provide the contraceptive pill to people think to stabilize the hormones, but actually what that's doing is suppressing those hormones. And like I mentioned before, we need the hormones for many benefits in the body. Estrogen and progesterone have many other benefits that aren't related to the fertility or hormonal system. They help your bones, they help your skin, they're beneficial for your mood. So it's really important that we don't actually suppress these hormones. Not to say that birth control is negative,
