Following on from my previous consultant post, one of the (many) questions that I was too surprised to remember to ask, was a basic one about the merits of different hormones.
Everything I have read on more alternative sites tends to portray progesterone (bio-identical) as the 'good' guy that deals with estrogen dominance that apparently plagues women in their 40s and beyond and causes most of the problems we experience. Everything I read from the mainstream implies that progesterone is often not tolerated and is often only used out of necessity (and in the minimum possible doses) to provide balance and protection when treating with estrogen/estradiol. I realize this is a very simplistic summary and everyone's needs are different but it seems there are 2 opposing camps? or am I missing something here?
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Estrogen vs progesterone question
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rosemaryc · 19/06/2015 13:43
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