Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Yeast Infection Test to Ashleigh
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:20:51 -0500 (CDT)
Hi All,
Here is a page that tells what some of your symptoms can be if your
hormones are unbalanced. This may explain some of the symptoms you are
having and it may be a simple solution to fixing them! Bio-identical
progesterone gave me my life back 4 years ago. I had fatigue, yeast
infections, mood swings, hair loss - all the symptoms of estrogen
dominance. Balancing my hormones was the best thing I ever did and by
doing that, I avoided having to take dangerous drugs like synthetic
hormones or Lupron. See if this might be an option for you as well!
Good luck to all of you!
http://hormonebalance.org/
--
Andrea
At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
>
>Interesting association you have discovered. I don't ever have yeast
>infections, and my cycles have been fairly predictable through the
>years. I always thought I just don't have a tendency towards them, no
>matter what. I am now in menopause, and I still don't have them. Didn't
>have any problems with my pregnancies either, so your theory makes some
>sense. Wonder if anyone has ever researched this....do higher levels of
>estrogen, or low levels of progesterone, make one more susceptible to
>yeast infections. Wow.
>
> I At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Ashleigh,
>>
>>I used to get chronic yeast infections like you, until my doctor tested
>>my hormone levels and my progesterone was nearly zero! I spent probably
>>thousandss on Monistat, Diflucan and prescription creams over the years,
>>then I found out if you are low in progesterone, you will get non-stop
>>yeast infections! My doctor put me on bio-identical progesterone,
>>bringing my level up from 2 to 18. It should be at least a 14-30. I
>>have only had one yeast infection in 2 years!
>>
>>I lost my last boyfriend because of the yeast infections. It was very
>>depressing. Please look into getting your hormones checked, and if your
>>progesterone is low - there's your answer! I swear to you, this really
>>works. good luck!
>>
>>--
>>Andrea
>>
>>At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Ashleigh wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello. I posted before about having chronic yeast infections. I am
>>>still having the infections frequently (at least once a month). I saw
>>>my doctor about this to test to see if it is indeed a yeast infection. I
>>>was having terrible back pain and was not able to lie down for a pelvic
>>>exam so she prescribed diflucan and it worked. But, I have continued to
>>>get these infections at least once per month.
>>>
>>>I have two questions:
>>>
>>>1) Is it worth asking my doctor about this again? If they are yeast
>>>infections, there's not really anything she can do besides the diflucan,
>>>right? And I can buy YI remedies over the counter rather than going to
>>>the doctor. The key is that I really want to stop this cycle - it's a
>>>real pain!
>>>
>>>2) How accurate are those at-home YI tests (one is a pantiliner you wear
>>>for several hours and another is some other form of test that measures
>>>pH levels). Would that tell me for sure if I have a YI - since I didn't
>>>have the exam
>>
>--
>Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
>
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