Women are often told that painful periods, irregular cycles, bloating, mood changes, fatigue, brain fog, postpartum symptoms, and hormonal shifts are “normal.”

But common does not mean something should be ignored.

In this episode, Dr. Jolene Brighten, ND joins me for a practical deep dive into female-specific conditions that are too often missed, minimized, or treated in isolation, including endometriosis, adenomyosis, PMDD, PCOS/PMOS, fibroids, postpartum thyroid changes, and the gut-hormone connection.

Dr. Brighten explains why endometriosis is not just a reproductive condition, how adenomyosis differs from endometriosis, why PMDD is not simply “bad PMS,” how histamine may play a role in cyclical symptoms, and why PCOS is now being reframed as a broader metabolic and endocrine condition.

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In this conversation:

-Why endometriosis is a full-body inflammatory condition

-The difference between endometriosis and adenomyosis

-The three types of endometriosis and why imaging matters

-Why painful periods, ovulation pain, gut symptoms, and fatigue deserve investigation

-The connection between histamine, estrogen, progesterone, and cyclical symptoms

-Why PCOS is now being reframed as PMOS

-Insulin resistance, GLP-1s, estrogen metabolism, and inflammation

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