I used Sotto Pelle Therapy for four years. I started at age 57, I am now 62. The first year was great, no problems, improved the way I felt; relieved migraine headaches, hot flashes, and brain fog. During the second year, I noticed more and more of my hair was falling out, which worsened in the third and fourth years. I lost about half my hair, which is ordinarily thick. During the third year, I tried leaving testosterone out, getting only standard dose estrogen and oral progesterone but hair continued to fall out. I then switched to getting only testosterone, without estrogen. My hair continued to fall out, although less so. During the fourth year, I started bleeding (after 4 years without a period of any kind). I had my hormones tested before every new pellet -- my estrogen and progesterone levels were low which indicated a new pellet was in order. Two weeks after the new pellet, I started bleeding, which continued for two months then tapered off. Long story made short, I was diagnosed with fibroids -- OBGYN believes it's due to estrogen therapy, even though my blood work showed I was ready to received another pellet. It's been eight months since my last estrogen pellet -- my hair has stopped falling out and I haven't bled for several months, which I assume means my fibroids are shrinking. I won't continue with SP therapy as the side affects are aren't worth it, and so far my original menopausal symptoms have not returned.
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I used Sotto Pelle Therapy for four years. I started at age 57, I am now 62. The first year was great, no problems, improved the way I felt; relieved migraine headaches, hot flashes, and brain fog. During the second year, I noticed more and more of my hair was falling out, which worsened in the third and fourth years. I lost about half my hair, which is ordinarily thick. During the third year, I tried leaving testosterone out, getting only standard dose estrogen and oral progesterone but hair continued to fall out. I then switched to getting only testosterone, without estrogen. My hair continued to fall out, although less so. During the fourth year, I started bleeding (after 4 years without a period of any kind). I had my hormones tested before every new pellet -- my estrogen and progesterone levels were low which indicated a new pellet was in order. Two weeks after the new pellet, I started bleeding, which continued for two months then tapered off. Long story made short, I was diagnosed with fibroids -- OBGYN believes it's due to estrogen therapy, even though my blood work showed I was ready to received another pellet. It's been eight months since my last estrogen pellet -- my hair has stopped falling out and I haven't bled for several months, which I assume means my fibroids are shrinking. I won't continue with SP therapy as the side affects are aren't worth it, and so far my original menopausal symptoms have not returned.
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