20-09-2011, 06:38 AM
Hi Susan,
Thank you for the info on the cream. I don't think people should be allowed to advertise for free on the forum. But once they have capsules, I'll add them to the PM supplier cost comparison. Eve M gave me permission to maintain that list. You are right about the popularity of that thread: people will be interested when the PM runs out
What I think is happening is that your natural progesterone drops to zero at the end of your cycle. Then the 1 PM you take may be too much. It makes you estrogen dominant. The headache should stop if you take 1 FG. That 1 FG may even be enough for the rest of your period.
Run.Rabbit is experimenting with FG and WY for the end of her cycle. WY is for if the opposite happens: too little estrogen. But she is on bc. You are maintaining a natural cycle. A natural cycle is more difficult, because during your period, you still need to convince an egg to start growing.
Some people take vitex agnus castus (chaste tree berry) because it increases Luteinizing Hormone (LH), which starts the production of sex hormones in the ovary. I don't really know how vitex should be used, before or during the period. Many take it before the period, if they have PMT.
Some people take progestinic herbs. I think FG increases progesterone enough. If it doesn't, you can add half a cup of fennel tea. Advertising says dong quai, and even black cohosh, "regulate the cycle", but it doesn't say how they should be used. Besides, black cohosh is a hot flushes herb. That makes me think estrogens, not progestins.
What you really need to start the growth of an egg, is FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). I know no herb that increases FSH, but then I haven't really looked for one either.
And I don't think you need it. Your two latest cycles were 36 days each. That's long, but it's regular. Imagine you could tweak the PM on day 12 so the total cycle becomes shorter, and you find an herb that stops period headaches. Then you have all the tools to maintain a regular cycle for years
Thank you for the info on the cream. I don't think people should be allowed to advertise for free on the forum. But once they have capsules, I'll add them to the PM supplier cost comparison. Eve M gave me permission to maintain that list. You are right about the popularity of that thread: people will be interested when the PM runs out
What I think is happening is that your natural progesterone drops to zero at the end of your cycle. Then the 1 PM you take may be too much. It makes you estrogen dominant. The headache should stop if you take 1 FG. That 1 FG may even be enough for the rest of your period.
Run.Rabbit is experimenting with FG and WY for the end of her cycle. WY is for if the opposite happens: too little estrogen. But she is on bc. You are maintaining a natural cycle. A natural cycle is more difficult, because during your period, you still need to convince an egg to start growing.
Some people take vitex agnus castus (chaste tree berry) because it increases Luteinizing Hormone (LH), which starts the production of sex hormones in the ovary. I don't really know how vitex should be used, before or during the period. Many take it before the period, if they have PMT.
Some people take progestinic herbs. I think FG increases progesterone enough. If it doesn't, you can add half a cup of fennel tea. Advertising says dong quai, and even black cohosh, "regulate the cycle", but it doesn't say how they should be used. Besides, black cohosh is a hot flushes herb. That makes me think estrogens, not progestins.
What you really need to start the growth of an egg, is FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). I know no herb that increases FSH, but then I haven't really looked for one either.
And I don't think you need it. Your two latest cycles were 36 days each. That's long, but it's regular. Imagine you could tweak the PM on day 12 so the total cycle becomes shorter, and you find an herb that stops period headaches. Then you have all the tools to maintain a regular cycle for years