Natural Birth Control

Picture showing hormone variations over the course of the cycle

Notice the LH surge preceeds ovulation



Chart that I have made with lines to approximate my hormone profile by day of cycle. My cylces are shorter than the norm, approx. 25 days long, my ovulation is usually confirmed around day 12 and the LH begins to increase around day 9. Go to an origional unmarked chart (see above) , print yourself a copy and record your own data on it.

For most of my childbearing years I have been charting my cycles to determine my fertile days and avoid conception. About 24 years of charts.  At 44 years old, I should be reaching the end of the road  pretty soon, but I’m still charting.  

At this point I am mostly interested in finding an easy and effective home remedy for menstural migranes  and have been experimenting with over the counter topical hormones;  bioidentical estrogen, progesterone, and DHEA and testosterone.   

New research showing that the Vaginal Ring Contraceptive May Ease Migraine

"This product [vaginal ring contraceptive] has been found to completely and effectively prevent ovulation, thereby preventing the attendant ovulatory spike in estradiol that represents the highest natural estrogen exposure encountered in healthy nonpregnant women," the authors note. "It also prevents the subsequent sustained estrogen surge of the luteal phase, whose abrupt decline precipitates [menstrual migraine]."

8/9/2012; http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/768812

http://www.health24.com/news/Headache/1-1248,75739.asp