How long has it been since you started on the birth control pills? I'm wondering if whichever ones you started are perhaps not the best choice for you, and if you're just beginning to use them, your system may be a little out of whack -- going from the HRT to the pill is quite a switch.
When your doctor put you on the pill, did she talk about whether this pill would contribute to the estrogen dominance? Or did she expect it to help? How long a trial period has it been?
Did you and your doctor talk about natural progesterone cream as a possible supplement?
And did you talk about the need for any specific nutritional supplements to ensure your body has the nutrients it needs to make and balance its hormones? Magnesium, zinc, Vitamin B complex and Vitamin E can be low when estrogen is high.
Here's one doctor's writings about the pill and estrogen dominance, and how it may actually contribute to it:
You're a lucky person to have zeroed in on estrogen-dominance as a condition that needs to be dealt with. I only realized in my late 30s that I had probably been dealing with estrogen-dominance for 15 or 20 years. Hang in there and don't give up until you find that balance again. Keep trying the pill, or maybe a different prescription; work with your doctor on supplement creams or vitamins; and if you can't achieve that balance while on the pill, consider going back to the HRT and using another form of birth control. Getting married is stressful enough without this to be wreaking havoc in your life as well!
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Lindsey,
How long has it been since you started on the birth control pills? I'm wondering if whichever ones you started are perhaps not the best choice for you, and if you're just beginning to use them, your system may be a little out of whack -- going from the HRT to the pill is quite a switch.
When your doctor put you on the pill, did she talk about whether this pill would contribute to the estrogen dominance? Or did she expect it to help? How long a trial period has it been?
Did you and your doctor talk about natural progesterone cream as a possible supplement?
And did you talk about the need for any specific nutritional supplements to ensure your body has the nutrients it needs to make and balance its hormones? Magnesium, zinc, Vitamin B complex and Vitamin E can be low when estrogen is high.
Here's one doctor's writings about the pill and estrogen dominance, and how it may actually contribute to it:
http://drbenkim.com/blog/2006/06/birth-control-pills-for-painful.html
You're a lucky person to have zeroed in on estrogen-dominance as a condition that needs to be dealt with. I only realized in my late 30s that I had probably been dealing with estrogen-dominance for 15 or 20 years. Hang in there and don't give up until you find that balance again. Keep trying the pill, or maybe a different prescription; work with your doctor on supplement creams or vitamins; and if you can't achieve that balance while on the pill, consider going back to the HRT and using another form of birth control. Getting married is stressful enough without this to be wreaking havoc in your life as well!
May 26, 2009 - 8:48amThis Comment
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