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- Tue Apr 11, 2023 2:22 am
- Forum: Hormone Repair Manual
- Topic: B6 Toxicity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15690
Re: B6 Toxicity
300 mg is too much B6. I do list 150 as an upper limit in the book but, based on the new safety data, I have since revised my recommendation to 30 to 60 mg and only during the luteal phase. See my vitamin B6 blog post.
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: Perimenopause
- Topic: Question about an image 1 in your book
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17112
Re: Question about an image 1 in your book
It's a very schematic image of the 400 menstrual cycles and their luteal phases (i.e. the only time we make progesterone) -- so with healthy reproductive years, we make progesterone only about half the time. Plus during pregnancy, when we make an astronomical amount of progesterone.
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: Perimenopause
- Topic: Progesterone and hormonal acne
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6952
Re: Progesterone and hormonal acne
Something to keep in mind is that high prolactin can cause acne. So, without knowing all the details of your case, I would venture that is a factor. Because high doses of progesterone can increase prolactin in some women.
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:46 pm
- Forum: Perimenopause
- Topic: Migraines!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8455
Re: Migraines!
Day 1 or 2 migraines are still part of the premenstrual migraines that I discuss in this blog post: Natural Treatment of Menstrual Migraines and in Chapter 7 of Hormone Repair Manual . They can respond to gluten-free, magnesium, taurine etc. (one f my favourite taurines is the now brand powder -- 3/...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:06 pm
- Forum: Other women's health
- Topic: Long periods with no discernible cause
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6332
Re: Long periods with no discernible cause
One next step is to track temperatures to see if you are indeed ovulating every cycle. Because long bleeds can be a sign of anovulatory cycles. Then treatment will depend on the cause of anovulation. If it's PCOS, cyclic progesterone therapy (using oral micronised progesterone, or natural progestero...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Perimenopause
- Topic: Perimenopausal symptoms on the pill
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8080
Re: Perimenopausal symptoms on the pill
Testing for thyroid, including thyroid antibodies, is a good first step, and you can do that while still on the pill. On the perimenopause side of things, see the "Cycle while you can" chapter in hormone repair manual. This could be a good opportunity to try to have natural menstrual cycle...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:58 pm
- Forum: Endometriosis
- Topic: Using natural progesterone for endometriosis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11561
Re: Using natural progesterone for endometriosis
As I describe in my endometriosis podcast episode, the main treatment for endometriosis is immune treatment, not hormonal. Once immune treatment is in place, Prometrium can usually have more of an effect.
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:56 pm
- Forum: Endometriosis
- Topic: Endometriosis and Progesterone resistance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12848
Re: Endometriosis and Progesterone resistance
The progesterone resistance of endometriosis is because endometriosis lesions have a reduced number of progesterone receptors compared to normal endometrial tissue. Neither progesterone nor progestins can entirely get around this problem, which is why the main treatment for endo is immune treatment,...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:53 pm
- Forum: Endometriosis
- Topic: Endo cyst - surgery or progesterone treatment?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11325
Re: Endo cyst - surgery or progesterone treatment?
Thanks for sharing your story. Just to confirm, when you say, "last year in January there was nothing," do you mean you had an ultrasound then? with no endometriomas? If so, it is odd that they would develop so quickly, especially during a time when you were feeling better with your other ...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Ep11: Medications that cause weight gain
- Topic: Periactin
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10681
Re: Periactin
Prometrium might help the migraines, in which case you might be able to stop the antihistamine. And yes, you can stay on the antihistamine while you try prometrium.