Would Fasting Over 12 Hours Shrink Your Ovaries?

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Would fasting over 12 hours shrink your ovaries?

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I haven't read any research to show that it would shrink ovaries. I know that there's been some research done on lab animals that has suggested that potentially that could be an issue. But we aren't lab animals and I know that that's usually the first step in terms of scientific research. It's done on animals first and then on humans. And so I would just look at it as there are a lot of signs that we need to monitor and look for in terms of fasting to see its impact on our reproductive health. And so if someone is sleeping through the night, their stress is dialed in, they're not over exercising, their energy is good. Good then. I think women that are still cycling can easily adapt to doing intermittent fasting either on a daily basis or doing every other day, or doing one 24 hour fast a week. And then women that are in perimenopause making that transition into menopause in the five to seven years preceding menopause, they can certainly utilize this strategy. But it is easiest for women who are no longer getting their periods because they just don't have that hormonal fluctuation month to month. And you know, one other piece that I think is really important to kind of tack into here is that women that are still getting their periods every month should and can utilize intermittent fasting the first three weeks of their menstrual cycle. So from day one when they start bleeding, up until five to seven days preceding their cycle, they can safely integrate intermittent fasting, even if it's a couple times a week, once a week, etc. However, the five to seven days preceding their periods, they should not be fasting.

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