[AbiDrew85]

the e and p?

Sorry... I get so used to the shorthand lol.

Estrogen and Progesterone. This involves all three estrogens and progesterone and progestins which bind to progesterone receptors, sometimes with nasty effects. Sometimes beneficial, but usually not.

IMHO, progestins are way over-prescribed for women's health... Natural, Real, progesterone should ALMOST always be used instead....

But I digress... The three animal estrogens are E1 - estrone, E2 - estradiol, and E3 - estriol.

Basically, if your E1 or E3 or both become elevated in comparison to E2, you run greater risk of estrogen-related cancers... If your E2 becomes elevated compared to your progesterone, several mood and health disorders may become evident. If your P becomes elevated, another set of mood and health disorders become evident... (One of the most immediately recognized signs of too much P is horrid skin conditions that I can only describe as nightmarish.)

To be honest, there really are no outward signs of E1/E3 dominance... most doctors even disregard that balance entirely... It's one of the most insidious nasties with women's health... The other is the over-prescription of unnatural progestins. The effects of both can go unrecognized for sooooooo long...

For a great resource on the imbalances you can generally self-diagnose, check out the following site:

http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_...etest.html

Also, if you can possibly at all swing it, you can check these guys out to do a quick base hormone test without involving any doctor visits: http://zionpharmacy.com/hormone-saliva-testing/