Why the Menstrual Cycle is so important for Fertility and Pregnancy

We are going to talk about the menstrual cycle, aka the result of the conversation between your brain, pituitary and ovaries that’s going on each months to create the conditions for you to build a human. How does your body accomplish this amazing feat? You likely experience your menstrual cycle, and your period in particular, as an inconvenience, but evolution put a lot of hard work into this process and it turns out to be pretty nifty. We’ll also talk about the why today. Most mammals don’t have a menstrual cycle. Why do we think humans do? And how are the ways we have figured out to control that cycle operating in this complicated chemical conversation going on in your body? Are the movers and shakers of the menstrual cycle, the specialized cells that make all these changes happen each month, are they good for anything else? We’ll walk through these topics today.Questions or comments? write to [email protected], or find me on instagram @makingsenseofpregnancy