[honey_bunny3456]

Hey, Joe!

I’m a newbie here, so I’m trying to get as much info as possible before starting with supplements, so I’d appreciate it if you could give me your opinion on my situation!

I’m a 19 (almost 20) year old south European  biological female (not on any type of birth control). I have B cup boobs and I’m very heavy on the bottom (my waist is 70 cm and my hips are 120 cm), but overall pretty fit. I tested my hormones at the beginning and at the end of 2023 and here are the results:

Beginning of 2023:

LH: 5.02 (normal range for the follicular phase: 1.80-11.78)
FSH: 5.16 (normal range for the follicular phase: 3.03-8.08)
Estradiol: 95 (normal range for the follicular phase: 77-921)
Progesterone: 40.00 (normal range for the luteal phase: 3.82-50.56)

End of 2023 (Didn’t check LH):

Progesterone: 2.11 (normal range for the luteal phase: 3.82-50.56; I’ve tested it 2 days before my period started, so could such a serious drop in progesterone be caused by the fact that the follicular phase started 2 days after I tested it?)

DHEA-S: 8.20 (normal range: 1.20-10.30)

DHT: 134.9 (normal range: <596)

FSH: 4.91 (normal range for the follicular phase: 3.03-8.08)

Estradiol: 29.6 (normal range for the follicular phase: 12.5 - 166 (did the test in a different lab, so the ranges differ from the previous time that I tested Estradiol)


I became really scared by a sudden drop in progesterone levels, so I bought a wild yams PC that I’ve been using for 2 months now. It helped to stabilize my periods, cause previously my menstrual cycle would change and my periods would start 4-7 days sooner or later than expected(although this is a problem that I started having since I turned 18; before that my cycle was always stable). It also made my boobs softer and reduced their swallowing in the luteal phase. Before using progesterone cream my boobs would kind of deflate a lot in the follicular phase and swallow into a very full B cup in the luteal phase. Now they are always the same size, although they deflate a bit right after my period ends (this is also something that concerns me).

Before buying the PC cream for myself I’ve only used Fenugreek oil to massage my breasts and maintain their perkiness and round shape. 

My current goals are to stabilize my hormone levels, bring back my stable menstrual cycle and maybe grow into a full C cup. I’ve purchased MSM, vitamin C, vitamin E, Vitex, Fenugreek extract (50% saponins), saw palmetto extract (I’ve been struggling with excessive facial hair for about a year now, and I’m 100% sure that it’s due to hormone imbalances), L-arginine, L-lysine, Calcium D-Glucarate (for detoxification purposes), and brewers yeast. I can purchase the herbs and supplement only from iHerb, cause I’m not in the States. 

I also live a very healthy lifestyle for about 5 years now. I workout 3 times a week, maintain healthy weight, eat a lot of protein and healthy fats. I’m eating pretty much everything that you suggest to eat on your NBE program (apart from the rice bran, I couldn’t find it in my country yet) 

So I have the following questions:

1. What do you think of my hormone levels and what supplements/herbs should I take to balance them out? (I’ve always thought that I was estrogen dominant because of my large butt, but it seems that my hormones fluctuate a lot and I might not even be estro dominant? all the women from my moms side of the family are very pear-shaped (and struggle with estro dominance), but I have an hourglass body (broad shoulders, very wide hips and a small waist in comparison to my butt of course)
   
2. Does the fact that my boobs now deflate a bit after my period ends mean that I don’t have enough estrogen in my body to prevent that from happening? 
   
3. What’s up with that sudden drop in progesterone? 
   
4. Is massaging/noogling necessary for NBE? I can’t purchase Noogleberry nor can I keep massaging with such heavy oils cause they just cause breakouts and redness. I also don’t want to loose nipple sensitivity from pumping  
   

Thank you so much for your advice in advance! Love your NBE program!!