Cycle Science

Why she gets anxious and on edge before her period, the hormones behind it, and the calm, concrete things that actually help you support her.

Why she feels dizzy or lightheaded around her period, the four main causes, how to help in the moment, and when it is worth a doctor’s look.

Why constipation hits before her period, the progesterone-gut connection, what is normal, when to worry, and simple ways to help her feel better.

Period nausea is prostaglandins acting on her stomach, not a mood. Here’s the mechanism, what actually helps, and when it’s worth a doctor’s look.

The same prostaglandins that cause cramps hit the gut, too. Why period diarrhea happens, how common it is, and how to quietly help without making it weird.

Period acne flares in the week before her period on a hormonal clock, not from bad hygiene. Here’s what’s happening and how to help without commenting on her skin.

Period back pain is the same hormonal event as cramps, felt lower. Here’s why it happens, what actually helps, and when it’s worth a doctor.

Period fatigue is a real, cyclical symptom with a clear mechanism. Here’s why she’s so tired before and during her period, how to help, and when it’s worth a doctor’s look.

Period brain fog is real: why she feels forgetful and unfocused before her period, what the science actually says, and how to lighten her mental load that week.

For many women, headaches cluster right before their period, triggered by a drop in estrogen. Here’s how to spot menstrual migraines and actually help.