Balanced With Jacki

Along with how to put on a condom, this chart and its’ relevance is something that all women should have learnt in school!

That is why if you are a client of mine you would have seen a chart similar to this. I want you to understand what is going on in your body (or what is supposed to be); only until you understand this, you will be able to make the best, informed decision for yourself!

Remember when your hormones are in balance and is a reflection of this graph more or less, not only does this optimise fertility but your overall health. This is because oestrogen and progesterone have many many MANY functions outside of helping you fall pregnant.

Let’s simplify what is going on in this infographic! Going from bottom to top.

1) The endometrium lining is what sheds during your period. From day one you can see the end layer declines as it sheds.

2) Above the bottom chart, you will see oestrogen (red) slowly rises from day 1 (first day of your period). Once it reaches its’ peak…
3) You can see with the chart above that luteinising hormone/LH suddenly (pink) peaks

4) The rise in LH trigger ovulation, the release of the egg form the follicle (which you can see at the very top illustration). The the egg is released, that follicle becomes what is called the corpus luteum (the yellow image) which releases progesterone. WOMEN WHO DON’T EXPERIENCE THE HORMONAL PEAKS WILL NOT OVULATE AND WILL NOT PRODUCE PROGESTERONE.
Remember oestrogen and progesterone are your friends!

5) If you go down to the second chart you can see that progesterone (black) starts to rise! And both oestrogen and progesterone levels should remain high until the drop at the end which triggers your period to arrive. And the cycle starts again

6) You will notice that the top chart (basal body temperature) shows an increase in temperature when ovulation occurs. This is because progesterone is produces post-ovulation which then increases thyroid hormone which regulates body temperature! How clever and intricate is our body! If you do not ovulate you will not see a temperature rise! Often women who have issues with progesterone will have thyroid issues too.