Dr. Lee on Natural Hormones

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Dr. Lee on Natural Hormones

 

Dr. John Lee-General Questions About Natural Hormones

WHY ARE SO MANY WOMEN ESTROGEN DOMINANT?

 

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Today, many women over the age of 35 are producing only 50% of the

progesterone their mothers produced. This is due to:

 

Stress: Cortisol alters what message the brain sends to the ovaries.

Diet: Highly processed " exhausted " food does not give the body the

complex nutrients it needs to function optimally.

 

Xenoestrogens: These are " foreign " estrogens that are found in

pesticides, herbicides, plastics, salad dressings, etc. They damage

the developing follicles of the fetus and cause problems in the

future. Women produce less progesterone and men produce less sperm

than they should.

 

The worst side effects of estrogen dominance include: breast cancer,

osteoporosis and infertility.

 

WHAT ARE THE MAIN SYMPTOMS OF ESTROGEN DOMINANCE?

 

Decreased energy, Depression/Anxiety/Agitation, Memory Loss.

Low libido, Fat Gain, Mood Swings.

Headaches, Fibrocystic Breasts, Osteoporosis.

Lack of energy, Hair Loss, PMS.

Breast swelling, Inability to Focus, Sluggish Metabolism.

Frequent illness, Insomnia, Water retention/bloating.

 

ESTROGEN LEVELS DO NOT FALL TO ZERO AFTER MENOPAUSE

 

Many menopausal women have had estrogen dominance. Mainstream medical

doctors give these women estrogen without progesterone. This gives

them hyperplasia. This leads to a D & C which leads to an unnecessary

hysterectomy.

For menopausal symptoms, try natural progesterone for 3 months. If no

relief, add a natural estrogen product. The progesterone may

stimulate your estrogen receptor sites which have been tuned down by

the body to prevent estrogen dominance. Restimulating them may help

decrease hot flashes, insomnia, and vaginal dryness.

 

DOES ESTROGEN PROTECT THE HEART?

 

Past studies did not compare equal groups of women. A recent study

showed that after 5 1/2 years, there was no difference in heart

attacks between women two took estrogen and women who did not.

 

PROGESTERONE HAS BENEFITS TO THE HEART

 

1. Prevents coronary arteries from going into spasm. (Synthetic

progestins like Provera

actually cause spasm).

2. Prevents build-up in the coronary arteries.

3. Blocks the adverse effects of stress.

 

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO MEASURE HORMONE LEVELS?

 

Serum blood tests measure only the amount of progesterone that is

bound to protein. Of this, only 5% is usable by the body, so this is

an inaccurate number. Progesterone is fat soluble, so it does not mix

with serum. A saliva test will measure the amount of progesterone

that is actually available to the body.

 

PMS

 

You may be making enough progesterone but are under stress and making

cortisol which actually causes a blockade of the progesterone. You

become estrogen dominant. Breasts often swell (retaining water

intracellularly). Augment with natural Progesterone.

 

UTERINE FIBROIDS

 

Exact cause is unknown. They grow faster when a woman is estrogen

dominant. If not too large and causing pressure on the bladder, use

natural progesterone. They will usually decrease 15 - 20% in 6-12

months. After menopause, they will atrophy.

 

FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE/PAINFUL BREASTS

 

Go off birth control pills! Take natural progesterone day 12-26 of

your cycle. Start with a little dab and then go higher (crescendo

effect). Results occur in about 3 months.

 

IRREGULAR BLEEDING

 

In older women, you may have hyerplasia. Check with your physician.

Younger women, you are probably making more estrogen (the hormone

that builds up the bloody lining, Progesterone holds it in place).

Either the progesterone quit too soon causing early bleeding or you

were estrogen dominant which extends the time.

Cycle progesterone from day 12 - 26 in regular rhythm. When you quit

the progesterone your period follows.

 

CRAMPING/CLOTTING

 

Clotting is caused by blood that was not shed properly (not enough

progesterone). The blood stays behind and comes out in the next

cycle. Add natural progesterone.

Cramping is due to estrogen dominance. This increases endometrial

cells which can work up into the wall of the uterus and become very

painful because the blood stays in the muscle and has an inflammatory

effect. Restore progesterone which keeps the endometrial build-up

inside the uterus.

 

THYROID

 

Thyroid function often improves when natural progesterone is used as

progesterone works with the thyroid hormone.

 

 

ADRENAL FATIGUE

Progesterone helps combat cortisol interference and can help restore

energy levels.

 

PROSTATE

The prostate is the male version of the uterus. Just as Progesterone

helps protect against uterine cancer, it also helps protect against

prostate cancer. Men over 50 should consider supplementing with

natural progesterone.

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