나의 진짜 월경 찾기 (더 나은 호르몬과 더 나은 월경을 위한 치료)

Briden,Lara

저는캐나다캘거리대학교에서생물학을전공했습니다.그곳에서나는동물학,식물학,생태학을공부했고여름에는캐나다야생의식물과동물에대한데이터를수집하기도했습니다.나는심지어수컷과암컷박쥐의먹이를찾는행동에관한과학논문을발표하기도했습니다.생물학을전공할계획이었지만어느날대학신문에서광고를본후인생의방향이바뀌었습니다.
캐나다자연요법의과대학(CanadianCollegeofNaturopathicMed¬icine)에대한광고였는데.저는그광고에흥미를느꼈습니다.그신문광고를오려서화장대거울에붙였습니다.“자연요법의학이뭐지?”그때까지만해도저는기존의학에관심이없었기때문에의학에대해진지하게생각해본적이없었습니다.자연요법에대해알아보기시작하면서자연요법의핵심철학이신체가스스로치유할수있다는것임을알게되었습니다.이는제가생물학을공부하면서자연계에대해배운모든것과일맥상통하는것이었습니다.저는자연계를실용적이고재생적인시스템으로이해했습니다.물론인체는자연계의일부이기때문에인체도동일한원리를따를것이라고생각했습니다.
기존의학문적인경력을포기하고자연요법의과대학에지원했습니다.합격후저는낡은폭스바겐을몰고캐나다동쪽3,000킬로미터를달려토론토로가서4년간의공부를시작했습니다.
현재북미에는캐나다에2개,미국에5개등총7개의공인된자연요법의과대학이있습니다.자연요법의과대학의처음2년간의교육은일반의학프로그램과유사합니다.마지막2년간은영양학및약초학에대한수백시간의교육과외래환자클리닉에서의임상교육을받습니다.졸업생은박사후과정면허시험(NPLEX)을통과해야합니다.
1997년에자연의학박사자격을취득하였으며,제가자란작은시골마을인캐나다앨버타주핀처크릭에서일반진료를시작했습니다.1990년대는자연치료의사로활동하는것이낯선시기였습니다.프로바이오틱스와같은기본적인것조차도다른의사들에게는낯설게느꼈었습니다.“좋은세균?”“말도안돼!”
또한여성의건강에대해서는흥미롭기도하고다소무서운시기이기도했습니다.여성들은고용량피임약,전통적인호르몬대체요법,일상적인자궁적출술에직면했습니다.이러한여성들을위해나은해결책을찾아내야했습니다.
환자들과함께일하면서,저는자연치료요법이내가기대한것보다더좋은결과를가져온다는사실을발견했습니다.대부분의여성에게,합성호르몬과수술대신자연치료의학이대안이될수있다는사실을발견했습니다.

역자후기..............................................................................v
서문....................................................................................ix
소개...................................................................................xv
이책을사용하는방법.................................................................xvi
내교육및배경.........................................................................xviii
PARTONE:월경에대한이해.................................................1
Chapter1월경혁명..............................................................3
월경은당신에게무언가를말하고있습니다......................................4
왜피임약은해답이아닐까?...........................................................7
탐정이되어보세요........................................................................9
Chapter2호르몬피임약과의결별........................................17
피임약이유일한피입법이아닙니다..............................................18
피임약복용중출혈은진짜월경이아닙니다..................................18
피임약은호르몬이아닙니다........................................................19
다양한종류의호르몬피임법.......................................................23
호르몬피임약의위험과부작용....................................................27
피임약끊기...............................................................................33
Chapter3더나은피임법.가능한여러방법...........................37
가임기인지법(FertilityAwarenessMethod(FAM)).......................39
남성용콘돔...............................................................................45
여성용콘돔...............................................................................46
살정제없는다이어프램..............................................................46
살정제없는자궁경부캡..............................................................46
질외사정..................................................................................47
구리자궁내장치(IUD)..............................................................48
호르몬자궁내장치(미레나ⓇIUD)..............................................50
살정제......................................................................................51
여성난관결찰...........................................................................51

정관수술..................................................................................52
바살겔(Vasalgel).......................................................................52
Chapter4월경은어떻게이루어져야할까요?.........................55
난포기와에스트로겐..................................................................56
배란.........................................................................................59
황체기와프로게스테론의상승.....................................................60
그랜드피날레:월경...................................................................65
생리용품..................................................................................67
생애주기에서월경......................................................................68
Chapter5월경에문제가생기는것은무엇때문일까요?단서찾기.71
배란이잘되나요?......................................................................71
무월경&불규칙월경.................................................................72
희발월경..................................................................................76
빈발월경..................................................................................77
월경과다.................................................................................79
과소월경..................................................................................83
통증.........................................................................................84
비정상적인질분비물또는자궁경부점액......................................87
비정상자궁출혈.........................................................................88
월경주기기록카드....................................................................92
PartTwo:치료..................................................................95
Chapter6월경을위한일반적유지관리................................97
스트레스...................................................................................98
수면.......................................................................................101
운동.......................................................................................103
염증억제................................................................................104
월경건강을위한다량영양소....................................................123
월경건강을위한미량영양소....................................................126
최고의식단.............................................................................132
Chapter7정상적인월경주기회복......................................137
왜문제일까요?........................................................................137

월경주기는얼마나규칙적이어야할까요?...................................139
진단을위한작업......................................................................139
다낭성난소증후군(PCOS).......................................................142
다모증,여드름,여성형탈모의치료.......................