I was told Prometrium was all natural. Please tell me your thoughts on that.
Hi Catherine,
I’ll make this brief … I have stopped taking my estratest and I just ripped off the estradiol patches I was “trying out.” I don’t care what happens….I’m at my wits end. I rubbed in some natural progesterone cream that I was using BEFORE I went to the Dr. My question is along with estratest, I was taking prometrium. I was told it was all natural. Please tell me your thoughts on that. I am suffering (in the most horrible sense of the word) from estrogen dominance … I know I am. I still have ovaries … no female surgery of any kind. I have not had a period for 3 months. I am 47 and if something don’t change, I will be SINGLE.
Please help me,
Joni
Dear Joni,
Estratest is a form of HRT that combines natural estrogen and testosterone in one pill. That you are “trying out” an estradiol patch (the most potent form of estrogen!) while also taking Estratest is downright dangerous.
Prometrium is an oral form of natural progesterone that is only available by prescription. Since at least 80% of the hormone you take orally is going to be thrown out by the liver (while, into the bargain, overloading the workload of the liver), why not use low dose transdermal progesterone cream that is absorbed directly into the blood circulation before it gets to the liver?
First thing I’d recommend you do, Joni, is make an appointment with your GP to get thoroughly checked out. Estrogen supplementation needs to be closely monitored given its link to cancer, especially uterine and breast cancer. This is especially true when you haven’t had a period for 3 months.
The minute you add estrogen into the picture you need to be monitored by a doctor at regular intervals.
Coming off estrogen abruptly isn’t going to help your situation either. I would have suggested you come down off estrogen ever so gradually to minimise your distress.
I understand, Jodi, that it’s all too bloody hard for you right now. So begin with baby steps.
Supplementing natural progesterone transdermally is ‘generally’ quite safe and a solid starting point to opposing the side effects of estrogen dominance.
