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Podcast: Mind Your Hormones
Episode: 99. What actually causes PMS?!
Description: We've all experienced some form of PMS before! It's soooo common but that doesn't mean it's NORMAL! Moderate to severe PMS is the result of a hormonal imbalance.Here's what we get into:You produce estrogen in your follicular phase (the phase after your period)You produce progesterone in your luteal phase (because ovulation creates progesterone & your luteal phase is after ovulation)Progesterone declines midway through your luteal phase if you're not pregnant & this drop in hormones causes your period to come.Moderate to severe pms is from imbalances in the luteal phase. Specifically estrogen to p...