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Hormones Through the Lifespan: Cycles, Conditions, and Menopause
A comprehensive overview of hormonal health across a woman's life, menstrual cycles, common conditions, and the transition to menopause, presented by Dr. Ana Garcia, OB/GYN.
Taught by Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran, MD
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Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran, MD
OB/GYN, NaProTechnology
Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran is a board-certified OBGYN in South Florida with a master's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. Her residency taught her to treat nearly every hormonal problem with birth control. She didn't think it was solving them. She's spent more than 15 years since then working to understand each hormone. That work led her to natural family planning, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and a functional medicine approach to gynecologic conditions. She's NaProTechnology-trained and has built her practice, Thrive OB/GYN, around NaProTechnology care and the Creighton Model FertilityCare System. The practice also supports vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). She teaches on the menstrual cycle and its links to the thyroid, prolactin and insulin, and on the menopausal transition.
Curriculum · 6 lessons · 1h 15m
- The Menstrual Cycle: Brain, Ovary, and Uterus 15:41
- The Prolactin and Lactation Axis 5:54
- The Thyroid Axis and T4-to-T3 Conversion 11:27
- Insulin, the Gut Microbiome, and PMOS / PCOS 14:05
- Menopause and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement 18:16
- Case Study: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea with PMOS / PCOS Pattern 10:00
About this course
Join Dr. Ana Garcia, a NaProTechnology-trained OB/GYN, for a comprehensive journey through female hormonal health from menarche to menopause.
This presentation covers the full arc of how your hormones work, what disrupts them, and how to support your body at every stage:
- The menstrual cycle as a vital sign: how the brain, pituitary, and ovaries coordinate hormone production, ovulation, and progesterone
- Interconnected hormone axes: how prolactin, thyroid, and insulin pathways influence each other and your cycle
- Common conditions decoded: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS / PCOS), endometriosis, progesterone deficiency, recurrent miscarriage, and why birth control masks rather than treats
- The gut-hormone connection: how the microbiome affects estrogen metabolism, inflammation, and overall hormonal balance
- Navigating perimenopause and menopause: bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), functional medicine approaches, and what conventional training often misses
- Live case discussion: Dr. Whittaker and Dr. Garcia work through a complex hypothalamic amenorrhea case with specific recommendations
Designed for both patients seeking to understand their own hormonal health and providers looking to deepen their restorative approach.
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