PMS

PMS and Hormones
Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins explain why premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the most common health complaint of premenopausal women. While there are no magic bullets, hormone balance and progesterone in particular can help PMS, and why estrogen dominance is related to PMS.

PMS and Stress
Stress can be a direct cause of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and it can certainly make it worse. Stress creates high cortisol levels, which creates hormone imbalances. Excerpted from What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about PREmenopause by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.

PMS and the Stress Connection
Stress can be a direct cause of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and it can certainly make it worse. Stress creates high cortisol levels, which creates hormone imbalances. Excerpted from What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about PREmenopause by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.

Premenopause Book Chapter 1
Excerpts from Chapter One of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About PREmenopause, by John R. Lee, M.D. and Virginia Hopkins, including why you might recognize your hormone imbalance symptoms in this book if you're between the ages of thirty and fifty, and why you can look forward to perimenopause and menopause.

Symptoms of Estrogen Dominance
Estrogen dominance is a term coined by Dr. Lee, and this is his famous (and much copied) list of the symptoms and conditions associated with estrogen dominance.

Fibroid Q&A with Dr. John Lee
Dr. John Lee answers a question about fibroids from a woman nearing menopause.

What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About PREmenopause
Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty! Another classic best-selling book by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins. Details on PMS, infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, weight gain, fatigue and much more.

Fertility Awareness
The Fertile Focus Microscope is a wonderful tool for enhancing a woman's awareness of her cycles and fertility.

Keep Track of Fertility and Cycles
The Fertility Scope is a lipstick-shaped mini-microscope that can be carried in a purse. During ovulation and/or the fertile part of the cycle, it shows a distinctive ferning pattern in the saliva.