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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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Serious Estrogen Dominance

Hi Guys: Similar questions have been asked, but are older. I have severe estrogen dominance, which is causing chronic pain and swelling in my breasts. This has lasted 3 months now …
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Phytoestrogens - Good or bad?

So being a male and liking to have my testosterone as high, and my estrogen as low as possible, when it came to phytoestrogens, my only thought used to be: avoid! But now I read t …
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PCOS… how to naturally raise estrogen to cycle normally, increase libido as well?

Technically this is more than one question, but since they're all related, I think they can be in the same post... In a nutshell, I have a PCOS diagnosis, which came about from me …
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Low Estrogen and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

I have been diagnosed with hypothalamic amenorrhea based on a blood test that showed low estrogen and normal FSH, LH, and progesterone. I have had one period (a year ago) in the pa …
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How to cure low estrogen?

What foods can improve estrogen levels and return cycles w/o being detrimental to health? Everything else is in the normal range (testosterone isn't high at all) and thyroid functi …
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Ray Peat Raw Carrot Estrogen-Binding Protocol

I am not a Ray Peat follower...I have only been Paleo/Primal for four months. But since finding Paleo Hacks two months ago, I have poked around on here quite a bit. I have found …
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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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Women: Eat too much fat = sluggish?

Howdy ya'll, I'm asking this question of women, because I'm confident I've read about saturated fats raising estrogen levels. I have plans on getting tested for hormone levels, b …
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Has anyone used diindolylmethane (DIM) for hormonal balance?

Heard about it recently and was wondering if it helps achieve hormonal balance as it alleges. It seems like it could be helpful considering all the xenoestrogens in our environment …
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estrogen dominance from high saturated fat

I'm male, 61, 5'8". 137lbs., exercise regularly (aerobics and weights), high sex drive, no symptoms of estrogen dominance except for BPH symptoms which are getting worse and not im …
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How to naturally lower estrogen levels?

I'm looking for ways to reduce my estrogen levels. From what I understand, excess estrogen can lead to excess fat accumulation in guys. I'm a young male and I've always had a bit m …
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is this low estrogen high testosterone?

just got some bloodwork done and not sure how to read it........... anything jump out to you? I'm 21 female 5'3 muscular 130 pounds experiencing (suffering with) hirstuitism and a …
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Anyone have estrogen dominance and sorted it out?

After my frustrated post earlier in the week Thank you to all that really did try and help me - I can be a cranky B when frustrated - I do appreciate all your responses. I went b …
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Estrogen detox advice needed :-)

After lots of personal research, and finally talking with a functional medicine Dr., I've come to the conclusion that a lot of my lingering health problems stem from estrogen overl …

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