09-11-2012, 00:23
(This post was last modified: 09-11-2012, 00:25 by mochaccino.)
You might want to try stopping the PC and taking only PM for a while. Your natural progesterone is low, but that's only because the progestins in your BC have replaced it. For all I know, your over all "progesterone load" might be higher than it was back when your natural progesterone was at a normal level. It's hard to say, because progestins can behave very differently from real progesterone.
Are you getting any estrogen dominance symptoms? If not, than the progestins might be doing a decent job at balancing your estrogen on their own. BC causes lowered hormones by raising SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin). SHBG binds up natural hormones making them inactive, especially testosterone. If you want to lower SHBG you could try taking fish oil and/or wild oat extract. Keep in mind that wild oat takes 6 weeks of constant use to build up in the body to the point that it can actually start to work.
Are you getting any estrogen dominance symptoms? If not, than the progestins might be doing a decent job at balancing your estrogen on their own. BC causes lowered hormones by raising SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin). SHBG binds up natural hormones making them inactive, especially testosterone. If you want to lower SHBG you could try taking fish oil and/or wild oat extract. Keep in mind that wild oat takes 6 weeks of constant use to build up in the body to the point that it can actually start to work.