Re: Estrogen dominance and offsetting with progestins
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:36:45 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Anna wrote:
>Hi ANNA!
I am NOT a doctor, but have had a similar problem to yours.
With the blessing of my OBGYN, I started using progesterone cream,
compounded by an Anpothecary who my doctor trusts. I feel fantastic,
and my dysfunctional uterine bleeding has stopped. I am 42.
I hope this helps.
>Are there other treatments for estrogen dominance other than progestins.
>
>I had a d & c & hysterscope in Sept that showed I wasn't producing
>progestin in the last half of my cycle, which is why I was bleeding so
>much, no polyps or fibroids. This was just a confirmation of what both
>the dr and I figured was happening because of all my other symptoms. I
>am 38yrs old, had 3 children vaginally. I did take birthcontrol pills
>for about 10yrs on and off, prior to and between children. At the last
>birth I had a tubal ligation done. A year later (34yrs old) my bleeding
>pattern changed and we used medication to try to control it, they all
>failed at some point.
>
>I had an endometrial ablation done recently but am still concerned about
>the estrogen. Prior to the ablation I was put on another progestin to
>thin out my uterus but couldn't stay on it after 5 days, again the side
>effects.
>
>My dr did say that this may not be the answer, but I did want to try it
>first before the hysterectomy on the chance that my body will start
>producing the progestin again, even though I know that the ablation
>doesn't effect your hormones, or my estrogen will start to drop on it's
>own.
>
>Could I start to produce progestin again, or is my age a factor? I
>cannot find too much about it on the web, most articles deal with low
>estrogen not low progesterone.
>
>There is a history of Dysfunctional uterine bleeding in my family,
>grandmother, mother, older sister, all who have had hysterectomies for
>it.
>
>Thanks for any insight you can offer.
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