new here with questions...please help.

[bigboobwannabe88]

Hi I just stumbled onto this site about a week ago, I have found the information contained herein invaluable . But doing more research I found I may have estrogen dominance due to xenoestrogens and petroestrogens . I am not taking any BC or hormone supps other than saw palmetto, thyadine, fenugreek, and damiana, I also use a progestra cream plus with phyto estrogen in it. As far as my research has concluded I need to stop all estrogen intake . and possibly do a liver cleanse and detox so my estrogen dominance will go away. What I find intriguing is that I suffer from a lot of the aliments that correlate with a lack of estrogen as well as progesterone . so I am confused as to what would be the best course of action . I have read that decreasing your estrogen and increasing your progesterone can help with NBE as well? Have any of you heard of this? and can anyone recommend a link to a program on here from one of the ladies that has similar issues as myself if possible?

Thank you in advance!

[Nikkol]

If you have conflicting symptoms, the best thing to do is get a saliva hormone test. Tests for individual hormones are usually about $35-50, which isn't that much to find out precisely where you stand. These might be a good choice if you think you know which hormones are out of whack. More extensive tests are more expensive, (think $200 for the full battery of them), but sometimes they're covered by insurance. It's worth looking into, at least.

The fact of the matter, though, is that your body produces and regulates hormones and some of us have wonky levels, even when the liver is functioning well and the lymphatic system is draining properly. So while cleanses done properly won't do you any harm, they're not likely to make an estrogen dominance disappear. That's because your liver processes everything and in doing so, breaks down 80% or more of the compounds you consume - and that's normal, not blocked up and needing a cleanse. So, while flooding the system with phytoestrogens means some of them will get through to your blood stream and your body has the nutrients to build more of its own estrogen from the compounds it has broken down, it will still ultimately regulate itself to some degree. Hope this helps.