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| Problems Which Can Occur |
| The complexities of the female hormonal cycle make it evident that, on occasion, there will be variations that create problems with the phases. If the communication among the organs and glands of the reproductive system falters, there may be too much estrogen or progesterone, creating a situation in which the episodes leading to the LH surge and the release of an egg do not occur in a timely fashion or at all. The resulting problems might be the absence of periods (amenorrhea), an excessively long cycle (oligomenorrhea), too frequent or too heavy periods (menorrhagia), bleeding between periods (metrorrhagia), painful periods (dysmenorrhea), failure to ovulate (anovulatory), inability to sustain a corpus luteum or other problems leading to infertility, discomfort before the period (premenstrual syndrome) or discomfort during the menopause. Other problems of hormonal imbalance may also exist such as fibrocystic breasts, uterine fibroids or ovarian cysts. We will discuss some of these in the following pages. |
| What About the Use of Oral Contraceptive Pills? |
| Regulating the hormone cycle with prescription hormone supplementation for purposes of birth control has been widely practiced and accepted for the past 35 years. Many women have gained a sense of freedom since these pills are exceptionally efficient in preventing pregnancy. Also, over the years, the formulas used in birth control pills have improved, lessening the side effects experienced by most women. Many women have used them successfully |
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