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Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:28 pm  |
I normally do more lurking than posting, but wanted to throw a question out there for the ladies.
What impact does menopause have on your looks? I am 36 and need to have surgeries to remove my ovaries. The only thing keeping me from scheduling it is the thought that loss of horomones will age me over night.
Has anyone had any experience in this area? I am taking care of my skin, but am worried that it won't be enough when the time comes and that I will age over night.
Any thoughts or experiences are appreciated. Thanks! |
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Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:57 pm |
I also recommend bioidentical hormones. They don't have to be from a compounding pharmacy either. Make sure your doctor knows that you don't want the horse urine Big Pharma stuff (generally anything named "Prem____") because you are likely to feel worse afterward. Tell him you want an estradiol patch and then you can buy ProGest natural progesterone cream at Whole Foods or online. He or she should take blood tests every month, raising the dose each month, until you feel your best and your numbers look good.
If your doctor seems clueless, call your local compounding pharmacy and ask for the name of a few gynecologists who send their patients to them. That is how I found my gynecologist. I got tired of cold calling doctors and arguing with them over the phone about how all hormones are alike or that I didn't need hormones but should just eat more soy!
Go to the library and see if they have Ageless by Suzanne Somers. She interviewed a dozen or so anti-aging doctors who discuss hormones. They don't all agree so you will have to make up your own mind. Lots of great information that is very easy to understand. |
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Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:02 pm |
I will look into the books suggested, as well as look into bioidentical horomones. I am sure my OB/GYN can talk about them, as she has been able to talk about everything else I wanted to discuss.
Thanks for the info! |
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Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:04 am |
I have slightly different advice, based on all that I have personally researched.
I would ask for your personal doctor's thoughts on the matter, then I would compare that to the advice given out by the North American Menopause Society - which appears to walk a straight line between conventional medicine one one side of the aisle (fraught with health issues) and the "natural & compounded" crowd on the right (fraught with their own issues).
Your health is too important to be forced to choose between one camp or the other.
There are bioidentical supplements available from manufacturers that are consistent in quality and do not require compounding.
Perhaps you won't need any supplements, do your own research.
There's a great thread in the Forum on all of this.
Good luck, BFG |
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:34 pm |
I also read Preventing Menopause & Elizabeth Vliet's books. Suzanne Somers & Uzzi Reiss have written some good ones too. The most eye opening of all though is Sex, Lies & Menopause by T.S. Wiley who developed something called the Wiley Protocol.
http://www.wileyprotcol.com |
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