it's girl talk (was: favorite supplements?)

[Guest guest]

Nick Grant wrote:

 

> I don't take supplements either. I did that and got a funny benign lump

> under one breast. My energy increased, and I felt better, but had signs of

> other things that were not good.

 

Tracy,

Let me see if I understand what you're saying.... OK, first you tried

synthetic estrogen, you felt better but you got a funny lump and other side

effects. Then you tried progesterone cream - it didn't help the vaginal pain,

and it made your candida worse. Then you got some form of natural estrogen (I'm

assuming) and now the candida is in control and vaginal pain is gone on top of

that.

 

> I am still undecided as to what to do, but I do know I lack Estrogen, NOT

> Progesterone. Especially after I gave birth. I couldn't have sex until I

> got my period again (sorry guys), and then the problem corrected itself

> overnight. Because I lacked Estrogen, sex was VERY painful. I have heard

> other women talk the same way.

 

Hear, hear! Now, I'm not sure whether I was lacking in both progesterone and

estrogen, or only progesterone. But, like you, from seemingly the very moment I

got pregnant (BOTH times btw) I could NOT have sex until I had that postpartum

period (which for my first child was 13 months postpartum, and for my currently

18 month old, I *still* don't have a period). My poor husband.

 

But it wasn't until I started using progesterone cream consistently a couple

months ago that the painful intercourse problem subsided. I was both overjoyed

and outraged. Why don't more women know about this? Why don't we talk about

problems like this so that we won't feel like giant freaks? Why did I have to

think that I had a 2 year long yeast infection (which, btw, it *wasn't* a yeast

infection, and I now know that!!)? And even worse, other side effects of

painful intercourse, such as convincing myself that I secretly hated my husband,

or else I wouldn't have such a hard time with him. Terrible, huh?

 

I notice even better results if I add some phyto-estrogen pills to my vitamin

regimen (such as increased desire and lubrication *cough* sorry guys!) but I'm

so wigged out about the link between estrogen and cancer that I don't take them

very often... I wish there was some definite say-so about how much estrogen is

safe, etc. *sigh*

 

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Mindy

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[Guest guest]

--- Mindy Behymer <mindy wrote:

> I notice even better results if I add some

> phyto-estrogen pills to my vitamin

> regimen ... I wish there was some definite say-so

> about how much estrogen is

> safe, etc. *sigh*

 

Hi Mindy!

 

What are phyto-estrogen pills? I share your

frustration regarding estrogen. *doubld sigh*

 

Pam

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Pamela Southall wrote:

 

> What are phyto-estrogen pills? I share your

> frustration regarding estrogen. *doubld sigh*

>

> Pam

 

Pam,

Anything that's plant-based and not synthetic (such as red clover or from

soy).

 

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Mindy

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" ...that they may be one... "

- Jesus, John 17:22