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Re: How many of you use progesterone cream for your Endo?
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jul 27 15:26:39 2002
Hi D.N.:
So what are we supposed to do re the hair thinning and acne? You're
already doing the progesterone cream and from what I understand through
your response, the progesterone cream isn't helping with the hair
thinning?:-( Should we be using the creams which contain both the
estrogen and progesterone? Should I not use the creams at all?? UGH,
just don't know what to do. Besides, I've read that progesterone tends
to constrict the blood vessels -- the last thing I need is a heart
attack -- I just don't know how safe all of these things are.
At Sat, 27 Jul 2002, D.N. wrote:
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>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:
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>>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:
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>>>At Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Cindy wrote:
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>>>>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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