The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility

By: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Narrated by: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Menstruation isn't just about having babies.

Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign, just like your pulse, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure. And it provides you with essential information about your health.The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility brings together over 1,000 meticulously researched scientific references in a textbook-quality guide to understanding your menstrual cycle.

In this book you’ll learn:

• What a normal cycle looks like;
• The best way to chart your cycle and increase your fertility awareness;
• How best to manage critical aspects of your health, including better sleep, exercise, and a healthier diet;
• Natural methods for managing period pain and PMS;
• How to successfully avoid pregnancy without the pill; and
• How to plan ahead if you do want to get pregnant.

The Fifth Vital Sign aims to better connect women with their menstrual cycles, to break the myth that ovulation is only important when you're ready to have a baby.

Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign to better understand your health and fertility. Whether children are a part of your future plans or not, your health matters. Start learning more now, and take control of your health.

About the author

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. She teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and overall health monitoring. In her work, Lisa draws heavily from the current scientific literature and presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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My top recommendation to women!

I've been a childbirth educator and birth doula since 10 years and am beyond thrilled to find this resource for my clients. This book is a must-read for anyone who ovulates/menstruates!!! If that's you, please please read this book. Whether you're trying not to conceive, trying to conceive, or just wanting to increase body awareness and wisdom so you can become your own best health detective, this is the BEST book for any and all of that.

A must read for healthcare professionals!

A wealth of research and knowledge was poured into this book! As a Registered Nurse working in women’s health education, I firmly believe in advocacy… and The Fifth Vital Sign is packed with firm evidence- and clinical-based information. This book gives the power back to women and menstruators to advocate for their health! I recommend it to all of my clients interested in knowing their TRUE options in birth control and health optimization.

Every girl should be taught this before she becomes a woman!

The author did a wonderful job of making this subject matter relatable and easy to understand.

A must read for every biological female!

This is such an important book. I wish I had been given it on my 13th birthday. Every woman should be taught this information !

Excellent perspective

I love this book! I have been charting my cycles naturally for over 8 years, never been on hormonal birth control and still this book amazes me! Highly recommend it!