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Re: progesterone cream question???
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu May 30 23:46:54 2002
BJ or anyone else with an answer -- I've been off of the cont. bc pill
for four months. I still have not had a period. According to the
specialists, all endo has been excised -- but I am experiencing loads of
lowback/sacral ache/pain. Would it be safe/smart for me to just buy a
tube of progesterone cream and start using it, or would I be setting
myself up for further problems? I'm aware that the gyns say one must
first have a period before getting back on the bc pill, so I thought
that the same may hold true for the progesterone cream?
Also, would the progesterone cream cause oily skin/acne and/or hairloss?
I am having a terrible time. Would appreciate any advice.
At Thu, 30 May 2002, BJ wrote:
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>At Thu, 30 May 2002, Carol wrote:
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>>This does not cure ENDO right? It only rids systoms and prevents from
>>getting worse?
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>Cure is a tricky word. No it doesn't cure endo in the strictest sense
>of the word but by controlling it your body then has the opportunity for
>the lesions to heal. This may be enough to rid you of the symptoms as
>well but that depends on how much other damage has been done, such as
>adhesions. There are also nonsurgical ways to deal with the adhesions
>in many cases. I believe the theory that endo is a symptom of estrogen
>dominance and not a disease in and of itself, so using progesterone
>cream will benefit the body in many other ways. It sure has with me! On
>the other hand, even the best excision specialist may not get all the
>endo and then you are back where you started and may have the
>complications caused by surgery. John Lee's book on menopause has an
>excellent explanation of how our hormones work and this all makes a lot
>of sense in that context.
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