PUBLIC MARKS from longhorn2000 with tags fibroid & "bio-identical hormones"

Symptoms of estrogen dominance range from mildly annoying to severe. When a woman consults a physician for help with these symptoms, she is generally given two options: surgery, usually a hysterectomy, or prescription drugs, most often counterfeit hormones that actually worsen the problem. Rarely is she told that her problem is likely the result of estrogen dominance and that natural, bioidentical progesterone could alleviate her symptoms. Bioidentical progesterone has been used effectively in treating a range of symptoms related to estrogen dominance including weight loss

...on six measures, the combination of T3 and T4 proved superior to isolated T4. In particular, when patients received both thyroid hormones, their symptoms of fatigue, depression, and anger were significantly improved, and they performed better on tests of attention, mental flexibility, and learning.

It may be no coincidence, then, that just as we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of overweight and obese Americans, we’ve also seen new estimates that the number of people with undiagnosed hypothyroidism is reaching unprecedented levels.

Three years ago, I was giving a lecture to a large group of women. One of the topics which I discussed was about hysterectomies. Out of curiosity I asked the audience through a show of hands to let me know how many had hysterectomies. The response shocked me. More than ½ raised their hands. They were women between 35- 60 years of age and there were more than 100 in attendance.