🧠The Rhythm of the Menstrual Cycle 

In the rush of modern life, we often overlook the natural rhythms that quietly guide our bodies.

The menstrual cycle is often reduced to “just a period.”

But in reality, it is a carefully orchestrated dialogue between the brain and the ovaries  led by FSH and LH, shaped by estrogen and progesterone, and expressed through the uterus.

🤔Each phase has intention.

Each hormonal shift has meaning.

Ovulation is not random.

Bleeding is not meaningless.

😥Even PMS is not “just moodiness.”

Hormonal changes influence energy, focus, sleep, appetite, emotional sensitivity, and resilience.

The cycle affects the whole woman  not just her reproductive organs.

🤐And yet, in many cultures, it remains something whispered about.

Minimized.

Sometimes even dismissed.

But the menstrual cycle is often called the “fifth vital sign” for a reason.

Irregularity may reflect stress.

Pain may reflect inflammation.

Absence may signal deeper endocrine imbalance.

When we listen to the cycle, we listen to the body’s intelligence.

🤗As we enter the stillness of the weekend, let’s shift the narrative 

from inconvenience

to insight

from stigma

to understanding.

Because women deserve not only care 

but awareness, respect, and informed support.

💭 What is one thing about your cycle that you wish had been explained to you earlier in life?

 Dr Rabab Cares

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