cosmopolitanla
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Hello everyone,
My last resort before I start being treated with synthetic hormones. Any advice would be appreciated!
I’ve ahd hormonal imbalances since I was a teenager, and now that it got a bit stronger the only option conventional doctors have is to put me on estrogen (estreval) and synthetic progesterone (Provera).
I have been eating Peaty diet for the last year, i did have a few eating disorders in the past (low carb, keto, calorie restriction, IF and whatever else..) , but now I’m finally feeling well and well fed, gained 10 lbs (I’m about 134 lbs 5’6”).
I have been diagnosed Pcos when I was 14 yo (even though completely regular testosterone levels), I never got a period unless induced by progesterone injections, after that I and took the birth control for 12 years. Then I stopped and refused to take it, but to get periods I was given Prometrium 100mg for 10 days every month and it worked perfectly for years until i was 33. Now I'm 36 and I haven’t had my period for almost 3 years. I moved from Italy to Los Angeles 4 years ago, looks like stress and some diet restrictions, different type of food in here made my imbalances even worse.
But my prolactin FSH LH Tsh T4 T3 in normal ranges but on the lower side, low estrogens, low progesterone. I'm also taking ProgestE according the leaflet for months already.
Now doctors says if I want to get pregnant either they have to give me gonadotropin injections or for now just to make me bleed (I have very low estrogen levels, or better estradiol) i have to take estradiol pretty high dosage, since my estrogen levels are too low it cause my uterus lining to be very thin (therefore no period bleeding) , and I don’t make enough FSH to ovulate.
They want to put me on Estrace (orally and vaginally) and 2 weeks Provera (synthetic progesterone) to make me bleed. I already took their estrodial in the past for 3 months before, but it didn’t help absolutely in nothing, still no period or any changes or benefits.
Is there any other option for me to make me get my period back, or induce ovulation, make my uterus lining thicker?
Any ideas how to avoid taking estrogen or any specialist that would take a different approach than prescribing conventional estrogens?
I’ve been to 4 doctors and same results.
I would greatly appreciate any help and advice.
Thank you so much!
My last resort before I start being treated with synthetic hormones. Any advice would be appreciated!
I’ve ahd hormonal imbalances since I was a teenager, and now that it got a bit stronger the only option conventional doctors have is to put me on estrogen (estreval) and synthetic progesterone (Provera).
I have been eating Peaty diet for the last year, i did have a few eating disorders in the past (low carb, keto, calorie restriction, IF and whatever else..) , but now I’m finally feeling well and well fed, gained 10 lbs (I’m about 134 lbs 5’6”).
I have been diagnosed Pcos when I was 14 yo (even though completely regular testosterone levels), I never got a period unless induced by progesterone injections, after that I and took the birth control for 12 years. Then I stopped and refused to take it, but to get periods I was given Prometrium 100mg for 10 days every month and it worked perfectly for years until i was 33. Now I'm 36 and I haven’t had my period for almost 3 years. I moved from Italy to Los Angeles 4 years ago, looks like stress and some diet restrictions, different type of food in here made my imbalances even worse.
But my prolactin FSH LH Tsh T4 T3 in normal ranges but on the lower side, low estrogens, low progesterone. I'm also taking ProgestE according the leaflet for months already.
Now doctors says if I want to get pregnant either they have to give me gonadotropin injections or for now just to make me bleed (I have very low estrogen levels, or better estradiol) i have to take estradiol pretty high dosage, since my estrogen levels are too low it cause my uterus lining to be very thin (therefore no period bleeding) , and I don’t make enough FSH to ovulate.
They want to put me on Estrace (orally and vaginally) and 2 weeks Provera (synthetic progesterone) to make me bleed. I already took their estrodial in the past for 3 months before, but it didn’t help absolutely in nothing, still no period or any changes or benefits.
Is there any other option for me to make me get my period back, or induce ovulation, make my uterus lining thicker?
Any ideas how to avoid taking estrogen or any specialist that would take a different approach than prescribing conventional estrogens?
I’ve been to 4 doctors and same results.
I would greatly appreciate any help and advice.
Thank you so much!