The Truth About Cycle Loss, Birth Control, & Getting It Back

This week's episode is a personal one. I've been off birth control for over a year and still haven't gotten my period back — and if that's you too, I want you to know you're not broken, and you're not alone.We're breaking down everything you need to know about menstrual cycle loss (amenorrhea): what it actually feels like physically and mentally, the real reasons it happens, why coming off birth control can unmask a problem that was there all along, and — most importantly — what you can actually do about it.In this episode, we cover:The physical and mental symptoms of losing your period that no one talks aboutThe HPO axis and why your cycle is connected to way more than reproductionHypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) / RED-S — the most common cause in active women in their 20sHow PCOS, thyroid dysfunction, high prolactin, and POI can also drive cycle lossWhy "post-pill amenorrhea" almost always means an underlying issue was there before you ever started birth controlWhy waiting it out isn't a great plan (bone health + estrogen)What labs to actually ask forMy own ongoing journey with this, alongside managing ankylosing spondylitis and Hashimoto'sConnect w/ RD Blayke for Help Getting Your Cycle Back:Insta: ⁠@dietitianblayke ⁠send a DM to learn more about my program and get connected!⁠https://my.practicebetter.io/#/699dc4c14e633a4df222f625/bookings?s=699de054a07dcc9be948a67d⁠ Follow:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Personal IG: @macileejones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast IG: @myverbaljournal.letschat⁠