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Heavy Bleeding Shame: Why Your Body Isn't Broken & How to Heal | The Hormone Project
Heavy bleeding, medically known as menorrhagia or abnormal uterine bleeding, is a common yet deeply stigmatized experience for women, often dismissed by healthcare providers as 'just stress' or perimenopause. This episode of The Hormone Project dismantles that medical gaslighting, offering a compassionate guide to understanding why your body isn't broken but rather signaling an underlying imbalance such as thyroid issues, fibroids, polyps, or anovulatory cycles. Host Ellen Lyden shares her personal journey from shame and exhaustion to empowerment, helping listeners reframe their heavy periods…
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