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

By: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Narrated by: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

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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Wish I had this book years ago!

This book. I cannot say good enough things. Lisa does a simply incredible job and presenting the evidence-based science behind fertility, women’s reproductive health, hormonal contraception, and menstruation. She does so in a way that is captivating and easily digestible. I wish I had this book years ago, and perhaps I would have reconsidered hormonal contraception as a young teen. Incredible work!

Amazing information for ALL women!

I cannot believe we are not taught this information about our bodies. I’ve learned SO much from this book and am already applying it in my life (preconception health, using FAM to prevent pregnancy instead of dangerous pills, and then to conceive baby #2 when we are ready). I used some of these concepts in tracking to conceive our daughter and we conceived on the first try - it’s amazing what knowing your body does for your health.

A Must Read for Every Woman - Period!

Well-documented research, actionable steps for holistic health. Thank you for telling the Truth, Lisa. This is now a staple in my holistic health journey and practice.

Must Read for Women

This book is a must read for women everywhere. I will be gifting it to my doula clients and anyone’s daughter I can. Lisa shares knowledge all women, hell even men should grown up with. I am thankful she wrote it.

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 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 !

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.

Thank you!!!

I chose this book for the vast and researched information following listening to Lisa’s Fertility Fridays podcast. It did not disappoint. It filled in the gaps I needed to understand my body and reduced the fear about being older trying to conceive. Between the podcast and the book it’s been 2.5 months eating healthy (even liver 😉) and today I got my first positive pregnancy test. I know it’s early but now I believe it’s possible for me to become pregnant where before I doubted it. This book is for people who are willing to listen to the research, track signs and symptoms, and change their eating habits. Again, thank you!

If you have a uterus, you must read this book!

I cannot recommend this book highly enough to literally anyone with a uterus. Whether you are looking to get pregnant, avoid pregnancy, or simply optimize your health, Lisa walks you through everything you need to know in evidence-based, science back, terms but explained so you don’t need a medical degree to understand. Her advice is thorough and actionable. Highly highly highly recommend!

Game Changer

Wonderful and very informative! Will definitely be getting a physical copy! Thank you for going through all that work to bring this book to fruition!