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So what to do about low estrogen and low progesterone?

So I have been having night sweats for about a year and about two weeks ago I started bleeding heavily and haven't stopped. I got some blood work done and the results are low estr …
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What are you thoughts about the birth control, Implanon?

Hello Everyone, I have been using regular Junel FE birth control pills for the past 7 years. After some research I've decided it would be a good idea to switch. I'm scared of what …
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Ladies: Have you taken yourself off hormonal birth control?

As part of my paleo journey, I have decided to take myself off of the pill and use another form of contraception. Things like having only one cycle every 8 months on the pill have …
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What’s the deal with birth control?

My (paleo) nutritionist kind of negatively huffed at my answer to taking the birth control pill, mentioning that it could cause a disruption in sexual drive. Though that's not my m …
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Mini-pill (progesterone) vs regular pill with estrogen - better according to Ray Peat theory?

I've been off birth control pills for a year, at first I had a lot of hair loss, cycles were all over the place and my skin looked pretty terrible, but that seems to be fixing itse …
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Final Verdict on Best Birth Control

I know there have been several posts already on birth control options and warnings but they all seem to contradict each other. I am interested in hearing a general conclusion to wh …
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Progonol for hormone imbalance?

Hi Everyone, Has anyone taken progonol for hormone balancing effects? My naturo just recommended I start using it twice a day after getting results from a hormone panel back. I …
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Any advice on non-hormone based birth-control??

My husband and I live a pretty strict Paleo lifestyle and bit by bit I'm trying to incorporate it into every last element of my life. Right now I'm stuck on birth control. I've b …
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Cavewomen, how do you handle your cramps?

I suppose this is a pretty self explanatory question? I just got off birth control (been on it for a year) in an attempt to get in better health, but now experiencing and fearing t …
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Coming off the pill…

Hello everyone, I am one month into ridding myself of the awful poison we like to call the birth control pill (was on it from age 16-27) At first my skin went nuts, but things se …
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Nursing as Birth Control?

Hi there -- First question, can women become pregnant while nursing? I think the answer to this is: Yes, they can. Second question: If so, is there some factor that would make …
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Ladies, is there anything positive to say about birth control?

I've looked through all these posts on bc, and see...rarely anything positive at all. I am nervous though because I started paleo in May and...haven't had my period since. BUT wh …
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Mixing Paleo and New Birth Control

Hello All, I have been doing Paleo for about 3 months now, I did have a binge last week but am back on track. This week I started taking birth control ( haven't been on it for alm …
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Is birth control extremely damaging to your health? (non-paleo?!)

should I stop taking it?
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Portion Control!

Tonight I ended up feeling really full... actually bloated is the better way to put it. I started freaking out (probably irrationally) about how much I ate. I started thinking back …

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