Physician-written guides, kept for later.
Distilled, plain-language guides on the conditions that bring people to us — each reviewed by Dr. Margo Harrison, MD, MPH, FACOG, and updated against current guidance. Read the full guide on the page, then save your own copy to keep.
The LH Strip Handbook
How to read your own ovulation tests — including why yours might always be positive.
When to start testing, the single most common misread, the troubleshooting table, and the LH log you can copy out to track three cycles.
How to Track Your Cycle Without an App
Paper, a pen, and three signs your body is already giving you.
The three levels — wall calendar, index card, and the full fertility chart — plus the printable chart and how to read your mucus pattern.
The Honest Guide to Birth Control Without the Pill
Every non-hormonal option, with the real numbers.
The full failure-rate table, fertility awareness broken out honestly, and a worksheet to rank what matters to you.
Why Is My Cycle Irregular?
The actual causes, the tests to ask for, and what regulating really means.
The causes in order of likelihood, the short initial blood-workup, and the chart that shapes an appointment.
Which At-Home Hormone Tests Are Actually Worth It
A skeptic's guide to the home testing aisle.
The tiers — what's real, what's situational, and what's selling anxiety — with a quick-reference table.
Am I Ovulating?
A self-assessment, with every sign ranked by how much you should trust it.
The tiered signs, the score-out-of-fourteen sheet, the 'probably not' pattern, and what to do if that's you.
The Period Self-Audit
Five questions that tell you whether your period is normal — or whether it's time to be seen.
Frequency, regularity, duration, volume, and pain — with the exact thresholds, the bleeding-disorder screen, and what to bring.
The Period Pain Prevention Playbook
A cycle-by-cycle protocol for getting ahead of cramps instead of chasing them.
The mechanism, the day-by-day protocol, the evidence table, the five mistakes, and the checkpoint that says it's time to be seen.
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