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05-30-2005, 06:41 PM
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Points: 1,180.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,180.00 |  Estrogen or Testosterone? What exactly is our problem?
Hi everyone! I hope this is an appropriate forum for this post.
Have had PCOS for about 4 years and on Diane and lots of herbs.
Have just read that PCOS can be about either estrogen dominance or testosterone dominance, but that both cause a lot of the symptoms that many of us have (i.e weight problems, IR, hair)
So which is it? Should we ne taking meds to lower our testosterone, like met, saw palmetto and evening primrose? or will that just make our estrogen go crazy?
Or is there a really obvious component that i am missing here?  | 
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05-30-2005, 06:45 PM
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In my case (and I thought it was in everyones case, but don't know that for sure) the problem is too much testosterone and not enought estrogen. | |
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05-30-2005, 06:49 PM
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I have too much testosterone, too little progesterone, and my estrogen is fine, making me testosterone dominant. I hope that makes sense!
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06-05-2005, 07:12 PM
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Interesting. I had normal testosterone, no progesterone, moderate estrogen, with lots of fun male symptoms, spiro 100 and had lost 40 pounds, and the doc put me on met. Ever since then, I've been shedding, screaming, bloating, and breaking out. AF still not "normal," still no sign of the big O. I think my estrogen is tooo high, with normal testosterone and still no progesterone. Fits with what happened in 2002: my testosterone decreased slightly on met but DHEA skyrocketed and I had the same symptoms. Fits also with the family, which has a rampant history of unusual estrogen-related female cancers. Sick of estrogen!!
I am going to bring it up at my next appointment in a week. Perhaps Avandia would be better. I think I have an adrenal thing going on, but RE won't test anymore.
They know now that lab rats can lose hair by being "painted" with topical estrogen that later was helped by anti-estrogen medications.
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06-05-2005, 11:19 PM
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I have too much testosterone. When I was born they checked me for a penis I had so much.  (shamed for saying this) And on that note I'm leaving this chat. 
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06-08-2005, 03:09 AM
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I have low testosterone and normal estrogen, but very low progesterone. Even normal estrogen is too much without progesterone to balance it's effects.
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born 11/2001 Regular periods/ovulation until 11/2004 Self-Diagnosed 2/1/2005 ~*~ Officially Diagnosed "Non-Traditional PCOS" 6/7/2005 Metformin ER 1500mg. Phentermine 35mg. Synthroid .075mcg.
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