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Old 04-24-2008, 11:52 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I also had a Candida Yeast overgrowth, low progesterone & high estrogen/testosterone (no big surprise w/PCOS), Adrenal Fatigue, Vitamin D deficiency, Insulin Resistance/Glucose Intolerance (another test that usually came back normal, but with a 2 hour glucose tolerance test instead of a fasting insulin test I got the real story). I am currently on a temporary, 30 day diet/medication plan to kill the yeast overgrowth and in about a week I will start a natural progesterone cream that is formulated to match my body's progesterone exactly so I shouldn't have any side effects. There is a lot more to my treatment, including several supplements but after a couple months, the only meds I will be on are the progesterone cream and Armour thyroid.
Pandora1151, I am not sure I understand the progesterone-estrogen-testosterone connection. I see you are taking progesterone cream because your progesterone level came back low. What did your doctor suggest for your high testosterone and estrogen? Does increasing progesterone lower the other levels?

Also, what are you doing for your insulin resistance--a supplement, maybe?

Thanks!
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