What Your Period Tells You About PMDD, Endometriosis, PCOS & More
- Georgie Kovacs
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Your period isn’t just a monthly inconvenience—it’s a diagnostic tool.In this episode of Fempower Health, Georgie breaks down how period patterns can reveal chronic conditions like:
PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)
Endometriosis
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Fibroids
Adenomyosis
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
The unique period symptoms linked to each condition
Why bleeding, pain, and mood shifts are critical diagnostic clues
How current medical systems miss or dismiss these signs
What you can track and discuss with your doctor
The overlap and confusion between conditions like endo and adeno, or PMDD and depression
Why This Matters
Most women are told “your period is normal” even when it’s not.This episode helps you recognize when your symptoms are more than a bad period—and how to advocate for answers.
Period Patterns by Condition (Episode Recap):
Condition | Common Period Signals |
PMDD | Severe mood changes in the week before bleeding; relief once bleeding starts |
Endometriosis | Pain that begins before bleeding, may extend to back/bowel; flow can be light or normal |
PCOS | Irregular cycles, skipped periods, light or extremely heavy bleeding |
Fibroids | Very heavy periods with clots; bleeding lasts >7 days |
Adenomyosis | Painful, heavy periods that worsen over time; possible radiating pain |
Resources
Read The Guardian article about toxins in tampons
Find safe products at MADE SAFE, Women’s Voices for the Earth, and EWG’s Skin Deep.
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The information shared by Fempower Health is not medical advice but for informational purposes to enable you to have more effective conversations with your doctor. Always talk to your doctor before making health-related decisions. Additionally, the views expressed by the Fempower Health podcast guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.
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