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Mar 2019
34m 47s

007: The Menstrual Cycle, Period.

Natalie Crawford, MD
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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the stigma of the menstrual cycle and learn about how hormones control our body. Educate yourself about what is normal, what is not normal, and when you should be concerned, because you can't understand your fertility if you don't start at the beginning. Listen to her challenge for you this week.

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