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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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Any tips for lowering progesterone levels?
I have elevated progesterone and was wondering if there are any natural ways to lower it (herbs, potions, foods, lifestyle choices)
The high progesterone is really throwing my P/E …
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If you were just starting Paleo, would you take progesterone?
A month ago, I asked my doctor about going on progesterone and she said it wouldn't hurt to try it so I am supposed to start the dosage tomorrow for 11 days. Now that I am through …
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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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Crazy-low progesterone levels, bio-identical hormones & the meaning of life
Note: This is an update to Please hack my doctor appointment FAIL
I just got some interesting news. I ordered a saliva hormone panel (that my doctor refused to do) and got my res …
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Is there a reason my body burns muscle mass below a certain weight, even with plenty of body fat left to burn?
I've lost a whole lot of weight in the last year - and thanks to skin caliper/measuring tape body fat analyses over time, I was able to observe fat mass loss vs. lean mass gains du …
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progesterone cream questions
I was low on progesterone, so I started using this cream and now I have a fever and feel a bit weird. It's only been ONE day.
My question is, does progesterone cream increase cor …
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Does anyone have any experience with the Wiley Protocol?
This is a question for any ladies with experience with bio-identical hormone therapy? Has anyone tried the Wiley Protocol? What was your experience with it? Anything postive or neg …
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Please help me hack my cortisol/hormone/bloodwork results
I've been having some MAJOR issues lately and just got a ton of bloodwork done. My results are in (and very troubling-especially the hormones) but I can't get in to see my doc for …
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Hack my hormone blood panel
I guess the downfall of this bio-hacking is that we have to figure this shit out ourselves! I recently asked my doctor to do a complete hormone blood panel and when she balked, I d …
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HACK MY HORMONES
I am a 21 year old female, 5'3 and an athletic 135 pounds. I have experienced a small amount of facial hair growth in my life- just a few hairs here and there (i am of middle easte …
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progesterone and migraines
Originally went on paleo to help long standing migraine issues. Lost over 20 lbs so far and quite a few inches. Even before Paleo I was having episodes of heavy spotting between cy …
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Should I start using a progesterone cream? Hormone panel results
So I got a hormone panel done (saliva) on day 21 of my cycle (I'm not on any hormonal birth control so my menstrual cycle is natural).
Estradiol - 1.6 pg/ml [normal range 1.3 - 3. …
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Getting through to menopause naturally
Age 50. Had an ultrasound and endometrial biopsy last week for problems with prolonged spotting past my cycles. My periods have been moderate, but it took a full 20 days before the …
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Effects of progesterone birth control?
I've just stopped taking the pill after being on it for almost four years, and instead had an implanon inserted. It's a progesterone-only contraception and they're subsidised by th …