Re: Progesterone treatment

[Guest guest]

If you go the healingfibroidsnaturally group you will find a lot of

info on progesterone. Unfortunately, it is really inconsistent. The

only thing high does progesterone did for me was stop my flooding.

However, I still have very HEAVY periods. I just don't have the out

of control flow. Dr. Christiane Northrup's website also has some

information on progesterone as well.

Best of luck!

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

If you go the healingfibroidsnaturally group you will find a lot of

info on progesterone. Unfortunately, it is really inconsistent. The

only thing high does progesterone did for me was stop my flooding.

However, I still have very HEAVY periods. I just don't have the out

of control flow. Dr. Christiane Northrup's website also has some

information on progesterone as well.

Best of luck!

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

If you go the healingfibroidsnaturally group you will find a lot of

info on progesterone. Unfortunately, it is really inconsistent. The

only thing high does progesterone did for me was stop my flooding.

However, I still have very HEAVY periods. I just don't have the out

of control flow. Dr. Christiane Northrup's website also has some

information on progesterone as well.

Best of luck!

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

Hi KAC,

I was put on Micronor (a low dose progesterone BC pill) a little over

a year ago. For the longest time it did help with the bleeding and

actually shrunk the fibroids for a while, however, during the last 2

months I have been having problems again with fibroid growth and now

pain. Some of that may be the fact that I feel like I'm starting with

perimenopause and my hormones are all over the place. Everyone's

experience is different, but i will say that especially in the

beginning it gave me a lot of relief. Good luck with whatever choice

you decide to make.

Debbie

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

Hi KAC,

I was put on Micronor (a low dose progesterone BC pill) a little over

a year ago. For the longest time it did help with the bleeding and

actually shrunk the fibroids for a while, however, during the last 2

months I have been having problems again with fibroid growth and now

pain. Some of that may be the fact that I feel like I'm starting with

perimenopause and my hormones are all over the place. Everyone's

experience is different, but i will say that especially in the

beginning it gave me a lot of relief. Good luck with whatever choice

you decide to make.

Debbie

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

Hi KAC,

I was put on Micronor (a low dose progesterone BC pill) a little over

a year ago. For the longest time it did help with the bleeding and

actually shrunk the fibroids for a while, however, during the last 2

months I have been having problems again with fibroid growth and now

pain. Some of that may be the fact that I feel like I'm starting with

perimenopause and my hormones are all over the place. Everyone's

experience is different, but i will say that especially in the

beginning it gave me a lot of relief. Good luck with whatever choice

you decide to make.

Debbie

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

In what I have read progesterone treatment can either grow, shrink or

do nothing w/fibroids. My dr didn't put me on a pill form instead she

gave me a shot of DepoProvera. In my case...3 months later, my

fibroids have DOUBLED in size. I only had one side effect which was

lactation and even though I did not take another shot this month I am

still doing the " milking " thing and have to get my potaclin levels

checked out. The only good thing about the lacation was that my dr

saw that it was multi-duct so that means at least I don't have breast

cancer. I'm not perimenopause or anything like that. I just turned

26 yrs old.

Good luck,

Shaunah

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

In what I have read progesterone treatment can either grow, shrink or

do nothing w/fibroids. My dr didn't put me on a pill form instead she

gave me a shot of DepoProvera. In my case...3 months later, my

fibroids have DOUBLED in size. I only had one side effect which was

lactation and even though I did not take another shot this month I am

still doing the " milking " thing and have to get my potaclin levels

checked out. The only good thing about the lacation was that my dr

saw that it was multi-duct so that means at least I don't have breast

cancer. I'm not perimenopause or anything like that. I just turned

26 yrs old.

Good luck,

Shaunah

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

In what I have read progesterone treatment can either grow, shrink or

do nothing w/fibroids. My dr didn't put me on a pill form instead she

gave me a shot of DepoProvera. In my case...3 months later, my

fibroids have DOUBLED in size. I only had one side effect which was

lactation and even though I did not take another shot this month I am

still doing the " milking " thing and have to get my potaclin levels

checked out. The only good thing about the lacation was that my dr

saw that it was multi-duct so that means at least I don't have breast

cancer. I'm not perimenopause or anything like that. I just turned

26 yrs old.

Good luck,

Shaunah

> Hi, all.

>

> Can anyone tell me anything about their experiences with

progesterone

> treatment of fibroids?

>

> I'm currently awaiting an ultrasound to confirm that I have these

> lovely little so-and-sos... Because I have an ileostomy, my

> specialist informs me that I am a bad risk for any kind of

abdominal

> surgery. She says my best options for treatment if fibroids are

> present are: 1)progesterone injections or 2)a progesterone-emitting

> IUD (I am not in the least interested in trying the latter.)

>

> Any thoughts? I searched the group archives for 'progesterone'

> and 'hormone', but didn't come up with much... perhaps someone

could

> suggest a different keyword search. Since I'm new, I might be

missing

> out on something!

>

> Thanks,

> KAC

[Guest guest]

Thanks, everyone,

For the responses and support regarding progesterone choices. I'll

keep digging!

KAC

> If you go the healingfibroidsnaturally group you will find a lot of

> info on progesterone.

[Guest guest]

You may want to check out " What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause "

by Dr Lee. He writes a lot about hormones - and about natural versus

synthetic hormones, including progesterone.

Since being diagnosed with fibroids, I have been using a natural progesterone

cream. I spoke to my gyno before starting to use it and she felt it could do no

harm. That being said, it does not appear to have stemmed the growth of my

fibroids. I'm trying to focus now on diet changes, the holistic approach, etc.

so that I can avoid surgery.