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At 11:42 -0600 1/16/03, Matt Baker wrote:
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>Most of the "menopause hormone" books I'm familiar with pretty much take a
>unilateral stance that *estrogen dominance* --that is, lack of
>progesterone--is the problem with hormonal imbalance at
>peri-menopause/menopause. While that may indeed be true for some or, maybe,
>the majority of women, it's not true for all. In my case, my estrogen
>levels were below even menopausal levels, while my progesterone was a little
>low but still well within the ref range. Interestingly, my symptoms were
>identical to those Lee and others cite as hard evidence of estrogen
>dominance/low progesterone. I was convinced. *BUT* if I had followed the
>advice of the books to go buy some otc progesterone, I would have seriously
>skewed/unbalanced my hormones even more than they already were. Books, no
>matter how convincing, are no substitute for accurate knowledge of one's
>body. I think it's a good idea to get at least an initial baseline profile
>before supplementing any hormones. Otherwise, you could end up tweaking
>the wrong direction and make things worse instead of better.
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>Theola
May I ask what you did for therapy, if anything? Take it off list if
you like. How did you determine what proper balance would be?
ginny
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All stunts performed without a net!
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