WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2002: To Amanda

To Amanda - part 1

From: BJ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:39:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Amanda wrote: >Too much of anything can be harmful, even natural stuff! Hormones are very powerful chemicals in our bodies, the communication system, and any imbalance, no matter the cause, is bad. The cream may be applied anywhere but it is usually recommended to put it where we blush, where the skin is thinner and the blood vessels loser to the surface. Also, the application sites should be rotated to avoid saturation of the tissues. I use belly, inner thighs, chest, and inner arms most regularly. For breast soreness and fibrocystic breast disease specifically it can be applied directly to the breasts. The best schedule is a quarter teaspoon twice a day. This keeps the levels more evened out than one big dose every 24 hours.

Generally you start with the suggested dose 2 weeks out of each month (from ovulation on) and see if it controls your symptoms. If it doesn't you increase the dose a little at a time until you see improvement. If it does work then you decrease the dose slightly to find the minimum dose. For specific acute conditions like endo you do it continuously for a coulpe of months and then cut back to 3 weeks a month. If trying to get pregnant, no more than the 2 week schedule. (continued next message)

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