Re: How many of you use progesterone cream for your Endo?
From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jul 27 10:40:37 2002
Hi Renee,
I have problems with thinning hair too. I am perimenopausal. Are you?
>From what I understand the thinning hair is not entirely from low
estrogen, but also a higher ratio of testosterone to estrogen, plus
pattern baldness. As estrogen goes down, the testosterone doesn't as
much. So we have a slightly higher level in comparison to estrogen.
Also, if your female relatives have thinning hair, you have a higher
chance of it too.
The acne is more related to testosterone too.
Best wishes,
D.N.
At Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Renee wrote:
>
>Kelly:
>Have you experienced any negative side effects from the Phyto Prolief? I
>believe the Phyto Prolief is the one which contains estrogenic herbs as
>well as the progesterone. The Prolief contains only the progesterone.
>Why did your rep put you on the cream with the estrogenic herbs? I
>thought those of us with endo aren't supposed to use estrogenic
>herbs???? I was going to try the Prolief cream (progesterone only cream)
>but have been hesitant to do so because I'm afraid to mess with more
>hormones since I'm already such a mess. My hair is thinning beyond
>belief -- it so depressing. My face looks horrible -- acne, skin looks
>older since I've gotten off of the pill, etc.. So I'm wondering whether
>the Prolief will cause me to lose even more hair? Maybe I should try the
>one with the estrogenic herbs after all? I know I can't eat anything
>estrogenic cause it flares me -- don't know how it would affect me
>through a topical agent though. *** Is it the estrogen or progesterone
>which helps against thinning hair and acne? *** I'm afraid its the
>estrogen which gives the lush hair and good skin??? Please any of you
>who know the answer, please respond.
>
>Slowly going bald :o(,
>Renee
>
>At Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Kelly wrote:
>>
>>At Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Cindy wrote:
>>>
>>>I have been on the birth control pills for 10+ years now and want to get
>>>off of them and try a natural progesterone cream for my endo. Have any
>>>of you had good results with this therapy and what kind of cream do you
>>>use and how much per day? Thanks
>>
>>I have been taking Phyto Prolief from the makers Arbonne international.
>>I have been on it for about 3 months and it seems to be working well
>>with my periods ! I was on birth control since I was 14 (now 27). It
>>takes about 6 months with vitamins to really do its job. I have
>>endometriosis also. The website I got it from is http://www.endo101.com
>>Dr. lee explains how to get rid of endo without surgery! Hope it works
>>well for you!
>>
>>--
>>Kelly D.
>>
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