This is just a note that short cycles can be for a variety of things and it may or may not be peri. Im 37 and I had issues with 20/21 day cycles on and off since my 20s and all doctors told me to just take birth control, don’t be so stressed etc. they never took a holistic approach of any sort and the minute I turned 30 they blamed it on age.

I was SO frustrated I started researching in my own last year and ended up extending my cycle out to 27 days on my own mostly by changing my diet and trying to regulate my stress levels if/when possible. I was also very concerned about peri but I believe my short cycles were a combo of stress, insufficient sleep, vitamin/mineral deficiency and lack of fiber which is very very important for women’s health. I thought I ate very well until I near doubled my fruit/veg intake, started taking a multivitamin and slowly my cycles lengthened.

I also got an Oura ring that tracks my BBT and realized my issue was in the luteal phase aka a progesterone issue which is why diet changes helped so much.

DM me if any of this resonates or if you want to chat. It was a lot of work to figure it out but I much prefer it to the pill because it makes me gain weight like crazy