In this episode we talk about how summer time fun can mess with your menstrual cycle as well as ways to stay more on track!
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Episode Transcript
Hey guys, Dr.
Celestine here, and I'm back foranother episode of the For
Vaginas Only podcast.
It's been a while.
And in this podcast episode,we're going to be talking about
hot girl summer, but make ithormonal.
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First, let's cue the music.
Hello and welcome to For VaginasOnly, the podcast about
everything female.
I'm your host, Dr.
Celestine, bringing youimportant information about
understanding your health andbody in the way you wish your
doctor would actually explainit.
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All right.
And as I said in the intro, I amDr.
Charles C.
Celestine, board-certifiedobstetrician and gynecologist.
This is my podcast called The 4Vaginas Only Podcast.
And here we talk about lots ofdifferent things when it comes
to female health, breasts,vaginal health, everything to do
with the female body.
In this episode entitled HotGirl Summer, but make it
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hormonal, we're going to betalking about Why the summer
might be messing with yourhormones.
And summer is flying by, but itis still only July of 2025.
And it's still important to talkabout this heat and how it's
messing with us.
So let's get into it.
Okay, so what's really going on?
First of all, your circadianrhythm is your internal clock,
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so to speak.
And it's regulated by a lot ofthings.
It's regulated by your lightexposure, your sleep patterns,
and even traveling.
So disrupted sleep, think latenights out, you're out at the
bars, out at the concerts, outat the clubs, out at the raves,
all during the summer.
Jet lag also, you're traveling,flying across the country,
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16-hour, 18-hour flights.
All of these things can increaseyour cortisol, which can delay
or disrupt your ovulation.
And according to ACOG, which isthe American College of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, aswell as some studies done by the
NIH, cortisol The hormonecortisol and melatonin
imbalances can affect your cycleregularity or how regular your
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periods are.
So yes, it's true that periodssometimes come crashing in right
before you go on that beachtrip, right before you land in
Japan, which was my situationlast year.
but blame travel-induced LHsurge delays.
So the LH surge is a part ofyour menstrual cycle that
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happens and triggers ovulation,which then down the line
triggers your period.
So that is what gets disruptedwhen you have these changes
during the summer.
So you're thinking, does thismean that I have to stop
enjoying myself this summer?
And I would never do that toyou.
Never.
I am the queen of summer.
Summer is my favorite holiday.
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Did I say holiday?
Yes, I did.
There is no way that I will saythat that's the answer.
So let's talk about what you cantry to do in order to have the
best summer possible with orwithout these period changes.
So First, hydrate, hydrate,hydrate.
Water actually helps to regulateyour body temperature and can
reduce inflammation.
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So, and you're in the heat andkind of in these summer places,
these beach locations that canmess with that circadian rhythm
that I spoke about, hydratingactually helps.
Also, sleep.
No matter what you're doing orwhere you are in the world, try
to aim for at least seven tonine hours of sleep each night.
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Another thing you can do is kindof watch your nutrition.
So for example, some magnesiumrich foods such as bananas,
oatmeal, spinach, turkey breast,almonds can be really helpful
during this time to support yourhormone balance.
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And last but not least, watchyour alcohol intake.
It spikes cortisol and disruptsyour REM sleep.
But listen, sometimes no matterhow hard we try, I mean, if
you're really changing wholetime zones or if you're
traveling to someplace that thetemperature is way hotter than
where you came from, or if youritinerary is just jam-packed and
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you can't get the sleep that I'mrecommending that you get, there
are some things you can do tokind of stay on top of any
surprises so the first thing iwould recommend is pack your
tampons or your menstrual cupsin your carry-on bag because the
last thing you want is to haveyour period on a plane and you
got nothing so make sure thatthat is in your carry-on bag
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also make sure that you wearloose cotton underwear don't
have any tight syntheticunderwear that on in this hot
hot heat And another thing youcan try is tracking your cycle
ahead of your travel just toprep for these surprises.
So I know for me, if I'manywhere near where my period's
supposed to start and I'mtraveling or something big in my
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life is changing, I am alreadyhaving those tampons in my bag.
I have the panty liner on justin case I get a surprise start
to my period because it's almostlike your body is primed to
bleed when it gets close to whenyour period's supposed to start
anyway.
So a big change like travel or abig change in temperature, lack
of sleep, anything like that canmake it come a little bit
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earlier or even a little bitlater sometimes.
So that's it.
Those are the things you need toknow to get through hot girl
summer, even with some menstrualchanges and some hormonal
changes.
Our bodies are brilliant, buteven...
these wonderful bodies need alittle bit of extra TLC,
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especially during this hot girlsummer.
So stay cool, stay balanced, andas always, stay curious about
your vagina.
And that's it for this episode.
Thank you guys so much.
I'm Dr.
Celestine.
This is For Vaginas Only.
You can catch me at For VaginasOnly on Instagram.
You can go toforvaginasonly.com, which is my
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website.
And please stay tuned toeverything I'm doing on there.
Find me on TikTok, DrCharlcee,that's D And I will catch you
guys in the next podcastepisode.
Bye.
Hope you're enjoying yoursummer.
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