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Re: The Cause of Endometriosis... PLEASE TAKE A LOOK
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jul 7 16:44:07 2007
Hi, Erica. I will always wonder that very question. If my progesterone
was naturally low and estrogen high when I hit puberty, or being on the
pill screwed all of it up and CAUSED my endo. Doctors sure as hell
won't take the blame now. My doctor told me that any additional
estrogen you put in your body (i.e. the pill) raises your estrogen
level and lowers your progesterone level. I think if my endo wasn't
already there, that taking progesterone would've stopped my endo from
growing all these years. I just know it helps me a lot now. Look at
all the $ we have spent on BC pills...I calculated about $6000 for me.
It's like they started us on the pill so later we would have to take all
this other stuff to combat the endometriosis that it would cause....did
doctors not know back then that estrogen causes endo? All the pill did
was make us bleed less, but our pain kept getting worse! It makes me so
mad!
I am supposed to have excision surgery in August, but keep having second
thoughts...I'm afraid of having other complications.
At Sat, 7 Jul 2007, Erica wrote:
>
>I find your information very interesting. I too have been on the pill
>since I was 16 years old. I'm having excision surgery done this month
>and am hoping I will not have to continue using birth control pills
>afterwards. I wonder do you think our hormone levels could be naturally
>low (i.e. without the pills) or have the pills had this effect on us. I
>wonder if stopping the pill for an extended amount of time would help?
>Any information you can continue to provide, I would greatly appreciate!
>
>At Sat, 7 Jul 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>I would like to tell you all what I have experienced with my endo and
>>tell you all what I know NOW, all these years later...
>>
>>First, I want to ask, How many of you have EVER HAD YOUR HORMONE LEVELS
>>TESTED? A doctor who finally cared enough 4 years ago tested mine and
>>this is what he found....too much estrogen, and nearly no progesterone.
>>Being on the pill for 17 years caused my estrogen level to sky-rocket
>>and I'm sure contributed to my endometriosis growth and terrible
>>symptoms.
>>
>>Here are the side effects of too much estrogen in your body:
>>
>>I HAVE HAD 19 OF THESE SYMPTOMS and still have some, HOW MANY DO YOU
>>HAVE???
>>
>>•Endometriosis
>>•Blood Clots
>>•Elevated Blood Pressure
>>•Fibroid Breasts
>>•Infertility
>>•Irregular Menstrual Flow
>>•Uterine Fibroids
>>•Breast Tenderness
>>•Mood Swings
>>•Uterine Cancer
>>•Hair Loss
>>•Depression
>>•Weight Gain
>>•Migraine Headaches
>>•Spotting
>>•Breast Cancer Risk
>>•Insomnia
>>•Inflammation
>>•Abnormal Pap Smears
>>•Fluid Retention
>>•Cramping
>>•Vaginal Dryness
>>•Thyroid Imbalances
>>•Decrease in Memory
>>•Low or No Sex Drive
>>
>>I was put on the pill at 17 to "help" my periods from being so painful -
>>that was 20 years ago. After all this research, trying medicines and 10
>>OBGYN's later, I discovered 4 years ago that my body was deficient in
>>PROGESTERONE. My regular doctor, NOT my OB, decided to test my hormone
>>levels because no doctor had ever tested them before! I never knew that
>>my regular doctor knew about hormones or could also do my paps, so I was
>>ecstatic when he offered to finally offer me some hope and help that I
>>could not find with ANY OB that I had been to.
>>
>>My results came back....hormone levels shot to hell, all messed up, yet
>>no doctor had ever suggested to check them. My progesterone was only a
>>2, when it should have been around a 20-30 and my estrogen level was
>>through the roof! Did all those years of being on the pill make me
>>Estrogen Dominant (way too much)? Cause my Progesterone level to
>>plummet? I really think NOW, from the very beginning, that my body may
>>have been just naturally low in Progesterone and Progesterone was ALL I
>>NEEDED to help me feel better.
>>
>>What if ALL OF US with endo just had too much estrogen given to us (BC
>>Pills), or our hormones just needed balancing? I tell ya, I've put A LOT
>>of crap in my body and spent THOUSANDS of dollars trying to feel better
>>all these years and NONE of it did a damn thing!
>>
>>Estrogen or estrogen dominance is what makes endometriosis grow. So why
>>the hell are doctors putting us ALL on the pill which makes our estrogen
>>levels higher? Or estrogen for "ADD BACK THERAPY???" My endo had 20
>>years to grow, spread and flourish and I think if I would've taken the
>>progesterone that I'm on now back then, it would've stopped it in it's
>>tracks right then and there! Progesterone suppresses estrogen. We don't
>>need to stop our periods or kill all of our hormones in our bodies to
>>get relief, just balance our estrogen and progesterone!
>>
>>Don't get me wrong, I'm not completely healed by any means. I get 2-3
>>days of excrutiating pain and high fever with my period and want to cry
>>and scream. I have to take 10mg Lortab on those days and can't work. I
>>have endo everywhere, my specialist thinks. But, most of my other
>>symptoms that were so awful all but went away a few weeks after taking
>>the bioidentical progesterone 4 years ago. My breast fibroids went away
>>or shrunk, my mood swings diminished, less days of pain, my fatigue went
>>away, I quit getting yeast infections, I felt so much healthier.....so
>>many other things. AND, no nasty side effects either!! I swear on my
>>life this has saved me so much pain and anguish.
>>
>>I will keep posting about this because I think this could help so many
>>people, like it has helped me. You have to get a prescription for it,
>>but it is covered by insurance. You will pay a co-pay for it. You have
>>to get it at a compounding pharmacy and it is made by a pharmacist who
>>specializes in hormones. It is ALL NATURAL and made from yams and
>>soybeans! Most conventional doctors WON'T prescribe it to you because
>>they either one, don't know ANYTHING about it, or two, they won't make
>>ANY $$$$ from it! If you have any questions about this, please ask me -
>>I want to help. I want all of you to have some hope, because IT IS out
>>there!!! Andrea :)
>
>--
>Erica
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