Season 2 · Episode 63

63: What does your period blood color mean?

July 2, 202345m 31s

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Show Notes

For most women and girls, getting our period sucks. We deal with bloating, acne, cramping, moodiness and sometimes bloody messes - no wonder we're cranky every month it comes around. However, what if we looked at our period as a sign of information. Information that is helping you understand your health and your hormones, and can ultimately help you with optimizing fertility and getting pregnant. In today's episode, I'm going to be sharing all things menstruation. What it means to have a healthy period and what those parameters look like with regards to period length, how much blood should be lost and what different period colors mean.

Episode Highlights:

The pros and cons of the 3 ways you can collect data on your period
How to decode period length and what it means when your period is too long or too short
How much blood loss is normal for a healthy period
Brown spotting and why you might be experiencing it
The underlying causes of light, scanty periods
Why you might be experiencing clotting, heavy and dark purple menstruation