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Menstruation (with Dr. Kate Clancy)

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The Negative Effects of Weight Loss on Fertility

The medical establishment is fully preoccupied with how overnourishment affects the menstrual cycle, especially when it comes to fertility. Women are told that if they want to get pregnant, they need to drop pounds to get to a so-called healthy weight. But as Kate writes, there is a ton of research that shows one, that losing weight doesn't really help with fertility, and two, being underweight is way, way worse for your fertility than being overweight.

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