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estrogen dominance
November 15 2006 at 2:35 PM anna (Login anna-a)
I did a hormonal profile test and it suggested that I might have estrogen dominance (insomnia weight gain, anxiety, bloating...). What would you recommend: progesteron cream or taking dong quai or vitex to balance my hormones? I'm taking erdic, being only a 34A!
Thanks
anna
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 15 2006, 2:54 PM
I forgot to mention that my hormonal imbalance is probably quite serious, as 2 years I stopped taking bcp and have not had my periods for more than a year! Than I started taking bcp again. If I can resolve this, maybe may small breasts will grow a little bit? I'm desperate, does anyone has a tip?
Surf
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 16 2006, 12:24 AM
According to the Flat to Fab book, if you're estrogen dominate you can do the following:
1. Avoid toxins and second-hand hormones. Eat organic foods, drink only filtered water, avoid storing food in plastic containers (plastic is a big problem - hormone disrupting toxins).
2. Use progesterone for 2 weeks during the Luteal Phase (Days 14-28 of your cycle).
3. Use milk thistle (before starting NBE) to cleanse the liver (detox).
I hope this helps!
Anonymous
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 16 2006, 12:49 AM
I am more concerned about the lack of a period for more than a year. Have you seen a doctor about that? Reason being, is that I am a medical student and just got off my OB rotation and I was just curious? Are you for example, overweight, with unwanted hair in the wrong places? If so, then there may be more to your situation than just small breasts. Don't mean to be funny, just curious. You should definetly be having a period, unless you are on depo provera, or without a uterus.
anna
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November 16 2006, 6:49 AM
Dear Surf,
Thank you very much! I'm already taking Erdic for four months. Should I stop taking that and first do a cleanse or can I combine it?
Greets,
Anna
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November 16 2006, 7:04 AM
Dear Chocmorsel,
I'm 5.5' (1.67m) and 123 Lbs, so I'm not overweight.
I had my periods when I was thirteen and that time, they were very regular for about two years. THEN I lost weight (to 103 Lbs, which is to low for me) and got an boulimia for six years... My periods stopped at the beginning, but I started to take bcp, so I had periods.
When I was 26 (I already had a healthy weight for 5 years!!) I stopped birth control, and as I already told...
The gyn did a blood test, she said my hormone level was rather low but I didn't have to worry, that it often happens that people are irregular when they stop taking birth control (I haven't told her about the boulimia because I'm VERY embaresed about that). But as a year is long, she just recommended taking bcp again.
I still have the feeling that there is something wrong, I have insomnia,very cold hands and feet, anxiety, feel tired very often... all symptoms leading to hormonal imbalance ir estrogen dominance or whatever...
As a doc, what would you do?
chocmorsel
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 1:02 AM
Hey Anna,
Have your doctor check you thyroid levels because it sounds like you possibly might be hypothyroid. And that would explain the problems with your symptoms as well. The other possibility that I was eluding to was polycystic ovarian syndrome, but you don't fit the criterial for that. Anyway, sounds alot like thyroid problems. And if that's the case, you just take a pill a day and that gets your body back to functioning correctly and your period goes back to normal. Good luck. Make sure you explain your symptoms to your doc.
anna
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 6:51 AM
Dear chocmorsel,
I'm going to visit my doctor next week. You might be right! My mother takes pills for hypothyroid function and I guess it might be heritable.. Thank you for your help and good luck to you to!
faith_full
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 9:00 AM
sorry, just wondering but how do you work out hormone dominance? I confuses me, i've looked at one of those list type tests but they dont make much sense, as some of the symptoms are in each list and so couldn't symptoms easily be comfused and end up with getting it wrong. Also they could all be signs of others things and have nothing to do with our hormones *confussled*
anna
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November 17 2006, 9:45 AM
Hey Faith,
I did the test on www.johnleemd.net. The symptoms in some lists are indeed overlapping, I had a lot of symptoms of group 1 and group 3, those two groups together suggest estrogen dominance. I also agree with you that these symptoms could reflect other problems, but I think that our hormones more or less mirror our general health
In my case there is certainly something wrong with my hormones since I don't get my periods when I stop taking my bcp.. For you, this is likely also the case as you are very thin. (Sorry, don't mean to be rude and don't want to hurt you! If any one knows what you're going through it's probably me)
Anyway, as chocmorsel adviced (she's more experienced in this as she is a doctor) it will be better to also visit a doctor to check underlying causes (like thyroid function in my case) ...
Best wishes and good luck to you!!
Anna
Anonymous
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 12:58 PM
I'd definatly agree with getting it checked with the doctor about it. If you havnt got a peroid there is something not right. But if its birth control your on sometimes when you come off it your peroids can stop because your body isnt used to not having whats in the pills. Hope you get it sorted.
November 15 2006 at 2:35 PM anna (Login anna-a)
I did a hormonal profile test and it suggested that I might have estrogen dominance (insomnia weight gain, anxiety, bloating...). What would you recommend: progesteron cream or taking dong quai or vitex to balance my hormones? I'm taking erdic, being only a 34A!
Thanks
anna
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 15 2006, 2:54 PM
I forgot to mention that my hormonal imbalance is probably quite serious, as 2 years I stopped taking bcp and have not had my periods for more than a year! Than I started taking bcp again. If I can resolve this, maybe may small breasts will grow a little bit? I'm desperate, does anyone has a tip?
Surf
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EVE MEMBERS
Re: estrogen dominance
November 16 2006, 12:24 AM
According to the Flat to Fab book, if you're estrogen dominate you can do the following:
1. Avoid toxins and second-hand hormones. Eat organic foods, drink only filtered water, avoid storing food in plastic containers (plastic is a big problem - hormone disrupting toxins).
2. Use progesterone for 2 weeks during the Luteal Phase (Days 14-28 of your cycle).
3. Use milk thistle (before starting NBE) to cleanse the liver (detox).
I hope this helps!
Anonymous
(Login chocmorsel)
Re: estrogen dominance
November 16 2006, 12:49 AM
I am more concerned about the lack of a period for more than a year. Have you seen a doctor about that? Reason being, is that I am a medical student and just got off my OB rotation and I was just curious? Are you for example, overweight, with unwanted hair in the wrong places? If so, then there may be more to your situation than just small breasts. Don't mean to be funny, just curious. You should definetly be having a period, unless you are on depo provera, or without a uterus.
anna
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to Surf
November 16 2006, 6:49 AM
Dear Surf,
Thank you very much! I'm already taking Erdic for four months. Should I stop taking that and first do a cleanse or can I combine it?
Greets,
Anna
anna
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To chocmorsel
November 16 2006, 7:04 AM
Dear Chocmorsel,
I'm 5.5' (1.67m) and 123 Lbs, so I'm not overweight.
I had my periods when I was thirteen and that time, they were very regular for about two years. THEN I lost weight (to 103 Lbs, which is to low for me) and got an boulimia for six years... My periods stopped at the beginning, but I started to take bcp, so I had periods.
When I was 26 (I already had a healthy weight for 5 years!!) I stopped birth control, and as I already told...
The gyn did a blood test, she said my hormone level was rather low but I didn't have to worry, that it often happens that people are irregular when they stop taking birth control (I haven't told her about the boulimia because I'm VERY embaresed about that). But as a year is long, she just recommended taking bcp again.
I still have the feeling that there is something wrong, I have insomnia,very cold hands and feet, anxiety, feel tired very often... all symptoms leading to hormonal imbalance ir estrogen dominance or whatever...
As a doc, what would you do?
chocmorsel
(Login chocmorsel)
Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 1:02 AM
Hey Anna,
Have your doctor check you thyroid levels because it sounds like you possibly might be hypothyroid. And that would explain the problems with your symptoms as well. The other possibility that I was eluding to was polycystic ovarian syndrome, but you don't fit the criterial for that. Anyway, sounds alot like thyroid problems. And if that's the case, you just take a pill a day and that gets your body back to functioning correctly and your period goes back to normal. Good luck. Make sure you explain your symptoms to your doc.
anna
(Login anna-a)
Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 6:51 AM
Dear chocmorsel,
I'm going to visit my doctor next week. You might be right! My mother takes pills for hypothyroid function and I guess it might be heritable.. Thank you for your help and good luck to you to!
faith_full
(Login faith_full)
Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 9:00 AM
sorry, just wondering but how do you work out hormone dominance? I confuses me, i've looked at one of those list type tests but they dont make much sense, as some of the symptoms are in each list and so couldn't symptoms easily be comfused and end up with getting it wrong. Also they could all be signs of others things and have nothing to do with our hormones *confussled*
anna
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to faithfull
November 17 2006, 9:45 AM
Hey Faith,
I did the test on www.johnleemd.net. The symptoms in some lists are indeed overlapping, I had a lot of symptoms of group 1 and group 3, those two groups together suggest estrogen dominance. I also agree with you that these symptoms could reflect other problems, but I think that our hormones more or less mirror our general health
In my case there is certainly something wrong with my hormones since I don't get my periods when I stop taking my bcp.. For you, this is likely also the case as you are very thin. (Sorry, don't mean to be rude and don't want to hurt you! If any one knows what you're going through it's probably me)
Anyway, as chocmorsel adviced (she's more experienced in this as she is a doctor) it will be better to also visit a doctor to check underlying causes (like thyroid function in my case) ...
Best wishes and good luck to you!!
Anna
Anonymous
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Re: estrogen dominance
November 17 2006, 12:58 PM
I'd definatly agree with getting it checked with the doctor about it. If you havnt got a peroid there is something not right. But if its birth control your on sometimes when you come off it your peroids can stop because your body isnt used to not having whats in the pills. Hope you get it sorted.