Your period is more than the shedding of the uterine lining.
It’s a complex physiological process that reflects what’s happening throughout your entire body.
Menstruation is driven by shifts in estrogen, progesterone, and inflammatory signals, and those changes influence immune function, metabolism, mineral balance, and even how your body processes stress.
Most people only look at the bleeding itself, but the menstrual cycle is a monthly recalibration. Hormones rise and fall in predictable patterns, and the body uses these shifts to regulate tissue growth, cellular repair, and metabolic load. It isn’t a “detox system” in the way sweating or liver function is, but it does serve as an additional detoxification for women.
This is why many women notice new symptoms after their periods stop.
When menstruation ends, this detox stops. Additionally, estrogen drops and the body relies more heavily on other systems to maintain balance.
So the question isn’t whether menstruation was “detoxing” anything.
The question is: What changes when that predictable monthly cycle is no longer there?
For many women, the answer is that they need more intentional support for health, and detox pathways that were once indirectly influenced by cyclical hormones.
I created a great first step to support this transition.
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