Comments on: How Much Estrogen does a Woman Really Need?

By: Brenda Brown

Brenda Brown — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:28:15 +0000

Jim,
How would I get in contact with you.
I would like you to balance my hormones. I have been on a rollercouster for 30 hears. I know I can’t live without them.

Thank You
Brenda

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:25:19 +0000

FSH is follicle stimulating hormone….

By: Jim Paoletti

Jim Paoletti — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:50:28 +0000

For Eileen: Conventional Venus Serum testing is not valid or accurate for hormones applied to the skin, so the resulting doses are most commonly way too high. Your symptoms are caused by too much of the hormones. You need to test your hormones in saliva or capillary blood spot (finger stick)

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:06:45 +0000

Thank you for this valuable article. The contents need to be shouted from the rooftops. The minute a medical practitioner hears the term HOT FLASH, they immediately place a woman on estrogen when in fact there may be other causes. My understanding is that this could be very dangerous particularly is there is a history of cancer in the family and/or estrogen dominance already in place. My doctor did this and my hot flashes actually worsened from the estrodiol/estriol bioidentical cream that he placed me on. This confirmed that the heat was coming from other origins. I am currently exploring these other sources. Before signing out, I wish to share a recent experience with bioidentical progesterone. I switched from the cream to the pill and my entire system went haywire. Almost immediately my immune system was weakened and my blood sugar levels dramatically increased placing them into pre-diabetic levels. Previously my A1C was 5.8, but after the bioidical pill they increased to 6.0. My sleep is tortuous (awakening every 2 hours at night, difficulty falling sleep, shallow, then battling heat).
I have been having difficulty finding a medical practitioner who can reverse the damage done, yet given that the pill goes through the liver (i.e, first pass), I suspect it has to do with the liver. I may have been particularly vulnerable as well because my cortisol levels (saliva test were below average.) The point is that this is tricky business and it is new territory even for medical practitioners. Very frightening !

By: hilary stevenson

hilary stevenson — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:34:34 +0000

Message for Annick Mussche: I hope you have found Thierry Hertoghe , a wonderful endocrinologist who lives in Belgium! I dont have his details but am sure you can google him. Best wishes.

By: Lois

Lois — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:22 +0000

At the beginning of sex I am lubricated, but seconds later it seems like I dry up. Which makes intercourse a little painful…Is there anything I can take or do for this?
Thank You

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:14:48 +0000

I am 60 years old and on BHRT Biest 4.5mg Prog. 250mg Test 2mg
I use this daily as a topical cream. What are the effects of too much of either of the hormones? I have breast cysts and sometimes feel soreness more than other times. My doctor has blood tests done and shows my estradiol still low.. Is that an indicator that I’m not getting too much of the hormones? or is my formula still not balanced? I take thyroid hormone and iodine 6mg…too much thyroid hormone after awhile of build up tends to give me palpitations…How can I adjust to this as I have more energy on the higher amount of 30mg of thyroid a day. Thank you for a reply.

By: Ann Haffner

Ann Haffner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:04 +0000

What do the initials FSH stand for?

By: Annick Mussche

Annick Mussche — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:47 +0000

I am belgian and live in Brussels. I have found your information very interesting. I am 55 years old and have gone 7 months without periods and have been experiencing the above symtoms on and off. I do not take any hormone replacement at all, although I did use progesterone cream on and off for a couple of years ending in March.
Would you know of any doctor in Belgium who is has knowledge on hormonal distrurbances? That would be my miracle.
Thank you for this wonderful article and have a great day.
Regards, Annick Mussche