Hormone and Fertility Experts: Dangers Of Not Having A Period! Fasting Can Backfire For Women

Listen to this episode from The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett on Spotify. The 4 leading powerhouses in women’s health break down urgent topics facing women today: irregular periods, PCOS, endometriosis, perimenopause, and the best diet for hormonal balance.Part 1 of this 2-part female health roundtable is focused on hormones and fertility, bringing together: Menopause specialist Dr Mary Claire Haver, longevity orthopaedic surgeon Dr Vonda Wright, fertility doctor Dr Natalie Crawford, and female physiology researcher Dr Stacy Sims.In this powerful conversation, they explain:◼️The shocking lack of research on women’s hormones, and how it’s harming health◼️How insulin resistance fuels hormone imbalance, irregular cycles, and infertility◼️How coffee, fasting, and overtraining can silently disrupt your hormones◼️The truth about cycle syncing, and why your luteal phase changes everything◼️How stress, sleep, and muscle mass directly influence perimenopause◼️Why birth control is not a cure, and the lifestyle tools that actually help(00:00) Intro(05:30) Why Do We Need to Have This Conversation?(10:51) Why the Female Body Is More Adapted for Endurance Exercise(12:12) Why Women's Heart Attacks Are Considered 'Atypical'(14:51) The Research Gap on Women's Health(19:14) Why Women Downplay and Gaslight Themselves About Pain(21:54) Why Don’t We Understand Hormones?(26:26) What a Normal Period Should Be Like(28:35) What Is Progesterone?(33:45) The Underlying Cause of PCOS(35:15) Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy(39:36) What Causes PCOS and How to Reduce It(47:47) The Pill Is Not the Only Help for PCOS(52:48) How Do We Know If It's a Normal Flow, Too Much, or Too Little?(57:42) How to Know If You're Experiencing Abnormal Period Pain(01:00:43) Anemia in Women and the Issues With Lab Results(01:03:58) People Suffer Silently With Endometriosis for Years(01:09:17) The Real Reason There's No Treatment for Endometriosis(01:12:27) Could We Create a Cellular Marker for Endometriosis?(01:15:22) How to Ease Pain Symptoms Before Your Period Naturally(01:20:49) If You're 15 to 25, You Need to Know This(01:22:10) How to Treat Your Body in Each Decade After You Start Your Period(01:35:14) Advice to Your Daughters(01:37:41) Should You Use The Coil?(01:43:32) The Best Contraceptive Method(02:02:33) The 5 Fertility Non-Negotiables(02:04:22) Should I Freeze My Eggs?(02:15:55) IVF Has Helped 13 Million People(02:24:44) PCOS and Infertility(02:28:47) Why Is Pregnancy Loss Still a Taboo?(02:36:59) Should You Take Time Off During Your Period?(02:41:18) People Need to Know When Perimenopause Starts(02:42:24) Menopause(02:49:12) Check Your Mum's Menopause Age to Know Yours(02:57:31) The Dangers of the Year Before Menopause(02:59:04) Suicide Rates in Women(03:04:39) What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Really For?(03:13:33) Should You Treat Menopause Symptoms?(03:25:00) How to Improve Your Sex Life and LubricationYou can follow the guests, here:Dr Mary:◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/4ogsgwJ◼️The Pause Life - https://bit.ly/48rycyv◼️You can purchase ‘The New Menopause’, here: https://amzn.to/4nUOnt5Dr Vonda:◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/46SMfvR◼️Website - https://bit.ly/4n41GGg◼️You can purchase ‘Unbreakable’, here: https://amzn.to/4n6xVEODr Natalie:◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/4nbZFI9◼️YouTube - https://bit.ly/3J5fLFw◼️Website - https://bit.ly/3W6E0pG◼️You can pre-order ‘The Fertility Formula’, here: https://amzn.to/3KRpobkDr Stacy:◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/4hcRuKm◼️Website - https://bit.ly/47dqkhS◼️You can purchase ‘ROAR, Revised Edition’, here: https://amzn.to/4nbjDmrSponsors:Pipedrive - http://pipedrive.com/CEOPlaud - https://www.plaud.ai/pages/steven use DOAC22 for 22% off Note and NotePin or https://amzn.to/47ahktN with code DOAC2222 - only available from October 16th to October 23rd.Vivobarefoot - https://vivobarefoot.com/DOAC with code STEVENB20 for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices