7 Surprising Facts About Estrogen

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[MahHairChronicles]

I suffer from early menopause and fought tooth and nail for HRT. I had started to accumulate fat in my belly and my face aged more in a year than it had the previous 10 as doctors danced around if a 39 year old would benefit from HRT.

Now, I am working to undo the damage of 2+ years without estrogen, while finding the right balance of hormones. But thank the stars for HRT and the fact that perimenopause and menopause are finally having a light shown on them and that we are putting an end the the needless suffering of women during this stage in their lives.

[lizwirtz]

Estrogen did make me more voluptuous. Everything else improved fantastically. Beautiful sleep, low blood pressure, mental clarity, no osteoporosis, no anxiety and bad moods (some may dispute this). A very small dose of estrodiol (half mg) per day and have taken it since age 45. Am 71 now. Progesterone was not pleasant. A normal GP can prescribe a pharmaceutical with estrogen and try it for 30 days. Deep sleep was the absolutely essential factor which esteogen helped. Prior to it, it felt as if I was in constant trauma.Sleep deprivation long term is unbearable.

[shelleydawnballard]

Please inform women of the dangers of too much estrogen on HRT. This lack of info almost gave me womb cancer and bled non stop for 4 months

[veronicamicic]

I went on hrt without having my hormones checked. I got restless leg syndrome, went two months without sleep started going crazy. Then they gave me progesterone. Started sleeping but became so drowsy. My brain felt disconnected from my body, i couldn’t work, couldn’t focus on anything. Doctors still tell me to take full dose of both - estrogen and progesterone and refusing to do a hormone test… i have now stopped progesterone- and my alertness is coming back again. Taking only half of the recommended estrogen And ordered hormone tests online and will do them myself. All of this to say - most doctors will refuse to do a test, if they do give you HRT chances are that they will take you to take a wrong dose, wrong times of the month or you will be on the continuous treatment - which almost killed me… 4 doctors told me four different ways to take it. What a mess! Cost me 6 months of my life, lost my job but worse I thought i was going mad…. Be aware… do your research properly before starting HRT. Find a practitioner you can trust. Unfortunately i have not found one yet and resorted to being my own practitioner…. 😅

[sallybella]

Looking back from age 56 I really needed to start estrogen at 42. At 46 i developed autoimmune disease. Lots of symptoms I and doctors attributed to the Sarcoidosis were menopausal symptoms not the autoimmune disease. I am on HRT and doing better.

[Sherraysmiles]

I love her she fights for us ladies for sure. God bless her

[nancybaumet]

I would love to hear facts about increase in cancer risk for those who have no other known cancer risks.

[TheAppolonia]

I am a breast cancer survivor and still going under treatment. My treatment is an hormones blocker so i went from 128 lbs (i was lean) to 204 lbs!!! I have the "chemo belly" and I'm miserable. As an athletic person and competitor, I have done workouts and intense training my whole life. Since cancer, my life has been turned upside down, and i feel and look like a whale. I'm crying of despair as my bones hurt and now on the path of osteoporosis.

[Divadoch]

I can attest to the decrease in belly fat when I started taking Sandrena, Estradiol helps the digestive system as well so I was pleased when the constant bloating disappeared. My doctor gives me Micronized Progesterone pill, Androfeme, Testosterone and Sandrena Estradiol plus the Estring 90 day vaginal Estradiol delivery ring. They are pharmaceutical body identical hormones and are covered by the NHS barring the Androfeme. I'm 53 but my body feels like I'm in my 30s.

[bybbah]

All i can say is ywild yam cream, sprouted pumpkin seed, exercise, vitamin DD3/k2, cortisol control, choline/ inositol, 16/8 fasting, good diet .these can lower help a lot.

[jillrist]

Estrogen also feeds types of cancer, 3 times cancer survivor. Never would do HRT

[M_Blaise]

Thank you, I’ve learned a lot from you. I used to have heart palpitations and frozen shoulder that kept getting worse until I couldn’t move my arm twice last year for a month (10 minth apart) and ended up in the ER with 195 hbpm. I’ve never hav any “typical” premenopause symptoms like night sweats, mood changes, weight gain etc, but many of the ones no one but you mentions: joint pain, cronic ishiatic pain that gree into entire back feeling inflamed, heart palpitations, heart beat 120bpm while resting, and I even had ablasion done (unsuccessfully). I was informed by my cardiologists that “something else” besides inherited heart arythmia seems to be the problem. All of them ignored the fact that I am 51, not one asked about possible menopause. Thanks to you I asked if hormone changes could be the problem and guess what - they had no idea. Just said it might… 24 hours after I took hrt my pse went down to 85bpm and even to 65bpm while sleeping. Shoulders hurt but way less no inflamation. I do yoga daily, eat healthy, walk 8-10K a day and do strength trainings 2-3 times a week. Thank you for helping me understand my body.

[ohmylola]

It’s to the point my husband can’t understand any of it and thinks I’m lazy and making it all up and that of course leads me to crying and feeling worse. I know he sees a big change in me and I see it to I just literally can’t do anything about it. I hurt all over and tired constantly and can’t sleep at night and throughout the day my stomach goes from flat to looking like I am 9 mos pregnant and it’s hard as a brick. I can’t keep track of anything and forget everything and can’t remember things one second later and stop mid sentence and thoughts are completely gone I can finish simple task and did I mention I forget everything lol it’s hell and I thought this would start happening in my 70’s and 80’s . I pray i am able to get better and get help before he divorces me. We have always gotten along perfect and he has tons of energy and very sharp and I feel like a dull stick in the mud who can’t help myself or others. It’s not me or who I use to be 😪 oh and I eat healthy and take every recommended expensive vitamin on the planet and the holistic measures offer very little to help!

[blueeyedbb]

This is so sad that there isn’t more help and these things aren’t talked about!!! Thank you beautiful Doctor for all you do, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!❤❤

[stellarogers-oodi]

She saves a lot of women lives. Thank you for educating us.

[nm]

Plz plz send out that message to all the women! You have no idea how much impact you made in my life! Love you!

[MsTammi]

I love your passion. You really help people.

[heatherwise]

Dr. Haver, you are such a blessing, Ma’am!!

[ShaunaB-dr]

Why couldn't they have known this sooner?! Now I'm 58, post-menopausal, post-hysterectomy (no HRT for me, thanks to endometrial cancer), and my arthritis is off the charts, along withother issues. 😱

[DDee-oikn]

If you are post-menopausal and are bleeding - please get to a dr and have it checked out.