22-01-2015, 01:39
Hi Everyone,
I had a recent period that lasted 17 days and was extremely light, and I am 100% positive it has to do with my regiment, because in the 13 years I've had a period I've never experienced this before. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I would appreciate any feedback.
Here is more info on me:
I've been taking Booty Boost Extreme (which contains many herbs that should also enhance breasts, like fenugreek, pueraria, maca, etc) for about 6 months or something like that. Here is a link to information about it:
http://bootyboostextreme.com/ingredients/
Before that I was loosely taking fenugreek and rubbing Naturday cream on my breasts.
I also had been taking pueraria mirifica powder, 2 scoops a day, by Ainterol.
And last but not least, I was taking Swanson's bovine ovary at 1200 mg per day. I started with 200 mg per day and gradually worked my tolerance up 1200 in the span of about 2 months.
For the past 5 or so months my menstrual cycle has not been normal. Almost each of these months my cycle would arrive either one week late or one week early. Then my last cycle was scary. For the first time ever in my life, I had an extremely light period for 17 days. I normally have a light period, with one heavier day, for 3-4 days, every 28 days or so. But this one just kept going. It was slightly heavier than "spotting" for most of this time, with about 4 days here and there (not consecutively) that were slightly heavier.
After the 7th day (which is too long for me) I was feeling very fatigued and "off". My libido also suffered. I felt much malaise and depression. My depression got pretty severe the 2nd week and even a week after I got it to stop, but I'll explain how I got it to stop below.
I have used a Diva cup for 8 years (it's great), and it allows me to see how much blood I'm loosing. The cup actually has 1 mL and 2mL lines marked on it. And for this last period, I lost at the most about 1/4 mL in a given day (the "heavier" days).
Finally I got fed up with waiting for my period to stop on its own, and my boyfriend was very concerned. I stopped taking all my herbs and BO, but after 3 days, still no change. So I got an acupuncture treatment the day I decided to really do something about it. The treatment focused on stopping the bleeding as well as tonifying (if you're into Chinese medicine, tonifying Qi and Blood, supporting the reproductive organs). I was also given herbs to stop the bleeding, and by that night I hardly had any spotting at all, and by the next morning, my period stopped. I feel way more normal again.
I also made an appointment with a gynecologist, and it's next week. I need to make sure I don't have anything abnormal. I have a copper IUD (never given me problems in the past 3 years that I've had it) and had an ovarian cyst once.
I am planning on seeing a Naturopathic doctor at my workplace (I am a receptionist at an alternative integrative medical clinic), and getting my hormone levels tested. I want to ask her to help me with breast growth in the safest way possible. I feel, at this point, that I can only continue NBE if I actually know what hormonal picture I have to work with. I am scared now that I can take these seemingly harmless, yet powerful herbs and animal substances, and cause myself damage to my body and/or create an environment that is prone to cancer, etc. Our reproductive organs are more at risk for cancer than ever before, so we should be careful.
Does anyone have any experience like this and/or any advice, speculations, ideas?
Thank you.
I had a recent period that lasted 17 days and was extremely light, and I am 100% positive it has to do with my regiment, because in the 13 years I've had a period I've never experienced this before. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I would appreciate any feedback.
Here is more info on me:
I've been taking Booty Boost Extreme (which contains many herbs that should also enhance breasts, like fenugreek, pueraria, maca, etc) for about 6 months or something like that. Here is a link to information about it:
http://bootyboostextreme.com/ingredients/
Before that I was loosely taking fenugreek and rubbing Naturday cream on my breasts.
I also had been taking pueraria mirifica powder, 2 scoops a day, by Ainterol.
And last but not least, I was taking Swanson's bovine ovary at 1200 mg per day. I started with 200 mg per day and gradually worked my tolerance up 1200 in the span of about 2 months.
For the past 5 or so months my menstrual cycle has not been normal. Almost each of these months my cycle would arrive either one week late or one week early. Then my last cycle was scary. For the first time ever in my life, I had an extremely light period for 17 days. I normally have a light period, with one heavier day, for 3-4 days, every 28 days or so. But this one just kept going. It was slightly heavier than "spotting" for most of this time, with about 4 days here and there (not consecutively) that were slightly heavier.
After the 7th day (which is too long for me) I was feeling very fatigued and "off". My libido also suffered. I felt much malaise and depression. My depression got pretty severe the 2nd week and even a week after I got it to stop, but I'll explain how I got it to stop below.
I have used a Diva cup for 8 years (it's great), and it allows me to see how much blood I'm loosing. The cup actually has 1 mL and 2mL lines marked on it. And for this last period, I lost at the most about 1/4 mL in a given day (the "heavier" days).
Finally I got fed up with waiting for my period to stop on its own, and my boyfriend was very concerned. I stopped taking all my herbs and BO, but after 3 days, still no change. So I got an acupuncture treatment the day I decided to really do something about it. The treatment focused on stopping the bleeding as well as tonifying (if you're into Chinese medicine, tonifying Qi and Blood, supporting the reproductive organs). I was also given herbs to stop the bleeding, and by that night I hardly had any spotting at all, and by the next morning, my period stopped. I feel way more normal again.
I also made an appointment with a gynecologist, and it's next week. I need to make sure I don't have anything abnormal. I have a copper IUD (never given me problems in the past 3 years that I've had it) and had an ovarian cyst once.
I am planning on seeing a Naturopathic doctor at my workplace (I am a receptionist at an alternative integrative medical clinic), and getting my hormone levels tested. I want to ask her to help me with breast growth in the safest way possible. I feel, at this point, that I can only continue NBE if I actually know what hormonal picture I have to work with. I am scared now that I can take these seemingly harmless, yet powerful herbs and animal substances, and cause myself damage to my body and/or create an environment that is prone to cancer, etc. Our reproductive organs are more at risk for cancer than ever before, so we should be careful.
Does anyone have any experience like this and/or any advice, speculations, ideas?
Thank you.