The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
prescribe "the pill" to vegetarians to initiate menstruation, which simply masks symptoms
instead of addressing root causes. Do an over-the-counter urine LH test, starting at
approximately day 9 (most women have LH peak and subsequent ovulation 2436 hours
later during days 1215). Using urine LH test strips is much easier than doing basal body
temperatures and looking for a rise in temperature after ovulation.
2) To check the uterus and fallopian tubes: do a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) (dye shot into
cervix and imaging) and/or saline sonohystogram (the former is a better test)
3) To check the luteal phase, do a "pooled" progesterone test in the luteal phase--five to
nine days after the LH surge, on three days in the second half of the cycle. Determine
average progesterone.
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The upshot of all this:
There is no sin in considering consuming animal products once per week if you are currently