Dr. Jessica Shepherd

But just like after pregnancy, we always want our bodies to kind of be perfect like eight weeks after. But our body doesn't function like that. And so even in the perimenopausal phase, going through these changes, we need to give our bodies more grace and time. to do the thing that it's designed to do, but we can't push the agenda as quickly as we would like.

But just like after pregnancy, we always want our bodies to kind of be perfect like eight weeks after. But our body doesn't function like that. And so even in the perimenopausal phase, going through these changes, we need to give our bodies more grace and time. to do the thing that it's designed to do, but we can't push the agenda as quickly as we would like.

But just like after pregnancy, we always want our bodies to kind of be perfect like eight weeks after. But our body doesn't function like that. And so even in the perimenopausal phase, going through these changes, we need to give our bodies more grace and time. to do the thing that it's designed to do, but we can't push the agenda as quickly as we would like.

So three to six months, usually I would say, give it that timeframe. And when they come back in, I'll be like, well, where are we? Because remember, it's a gradient. They may see that they're improving over three to six months, but maybe not getting all the way back to where they were. And so maybe we can push out time a little bit more.

So three to six months, usually I would say, give it that timeframe. And when they come back in, I'll be like, well, where are we? Because remember, it's a gradient. They may see that they're improving over three to six months, but maybe not getting all the way back to where they were. And so maybe we can push out time a little bit more.

So three to six months, usually I would say, give it that timeframe. And when they come back in, I'll be like, well, where are we? Because remember, it's a gradient. They may see that they're improving over three to six months, but maybe not getting all the way back to where they were. And so maybe we can push out time a little bit more.

Yeah. You aren't going to see... Changes. And a lot of that has to do with we were not used to seeing what the body was naturally doing for that long. So now when you're exposed to it, you're like, this is off-putting or this is weird. But really the body may be like, oh, I was kind of doing this all along. We just weren't really aware of it because we had some suppression.

Yeah. You aren't going to see... Changes. And a lot of that has to do with we were not used to seeing what the body was naturally doing for that long. So now when you're exposed to it, you're like, this is off-putting or this is weird. But really the body may be like, oh, I was kind of doing this all along. We just weren't really aware of it because we had some suppression.

Yeah. You aren't going to see... Changes. And a lot of that has to do with we were not used to seeing what the body was naturally doing for that long. So now when you're exposed to it, you're like, this is off-putting or this is weird. But really the body may be like, oh, I was kind of doing this all along. We just weren't really aware of it because we had some suppression.

So that can be changes in how your cycle comes back. People may experience that it's heavier or maybe they are having longer cycles in duration. And that may be because the birth control is kind of not doing what it wanted to do. You also may see changes in skin. You may also see changes in hair. What changes do you see in hair?

So that can be changes in how your cycle comes back. People may experience that it's heavier or maybe they are having longer cycles in duration. And that may be because the birth control is kind of not doing what it wanted to do. You also may see changes in skin. You may also see changes in hair. What changes do you see in hair?

So that can be changes in how your cycle comes back. People may experience that it's heavier or maybe they are having longer cycles in duration. And that may be because the birth control is kind of not doing what it wanted to do. You also may see changes in skin. You may also see changes in hair. What changes do you see in hair?

So hair, you can start to see that maybe they're gonna have more thinning or falling out of their hair because it's the shift in the hormones, right? So it's not that there's something wrong all the time.

So hair, you can start to see that maybe they're gonna have more thinning or falling out of their hair because it's the shift in the hormones, right? So it's not that there's something wrong all the time.

So hair, you can start to see that maybe they're gonna have more thinning or falling out of their hair because it's the shift in the hormones, right? So it's not that there's something wrong all the time.

When there is a lump of hair in your hands, it does feel so wrong. What the body is trying to do is get back to that homeostasis, right? But why are you losing hair? Because it's the shift, right? So you were suppressing your hormones with this birth control. And now that you're lifting it off, it can skyrocket back to what it wanted to be, right?

When there is a lump of hair in your hands, it does feel so wrong. What the body is trying to do is get back to that homeostasis, right? But why are you losing hair? Because it's the shift, right? So you were suppressing your hormones with this birth control. And now that you're lifting it off, it can skyrocket back to what it wanted to be, right?

When there is a lump of hair in your hands, it does feel so wrong. What the body is trying to do is get back to that homeostasis, right? But why are you losing hair? Because it's the shift, right? So you were suppressing your hormones with this birth control. And now that you're lifting it off, it can skyrocket back to what it wanted to be, right?

It's like, oh, well, no one's kind of keeping me down. I'm going to come out. And the hair cycle is impacted by hormones, right? So how our hair goes through cycles and phases of growth, when it falls out, when it's going to be what it wants to be within the cycle. Those can all change due to what our hormones are telling it, right? Hormones are chemical deliverers.

It's like, oh, well, no one's kind of keeping me down. I'm going to come out. And the hair cycle is impacted by hormones, right? So how our hair goes through cycles and phases of growth, when it falls out, when it's going to be what it wants to be within the cycle. Those can all change due to what our hormones are telling it, right? Hormones are chemical deliverers.