Question about Teri's statement
Question:
Teri wrote in the breast size thread: I understand that excess androgens stimulate excess estrogen unapposed by progesterone (in PCO almost nil). Terri (: Does this mean that we should be using progesterone? This androgen thing confused me also. I thought that excess estrogen caused weight gain. Your statement makes sense…sort of. My endo sees no reason for progesterone. I even thought that that was my problem before she came up with PCOS. I don’t have irregular periods or infertility ( at least that we know of now.) I’ve never been checked for cysts but think I have had them at least twice that I have noticed. I have the acne, hirtsuism and weight gain. Please explain the progesterone for someone not trying to conceive. Leslie
Response:
Unapposed estrogen can cause significant problems especially for those with PCOs. We usually produce very little progesterone. This unapposed estrogen and low progesterone levels can cause irregular menstration and sometimes heavy and long menstral flows that can trigger anemia (I’ve had this and was life threatening, the only thing that stopped it short of surgery was supplimented progesterone). Obesity is another problem triggered by unapposed estrogen. Terri (: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Eidos wrote in message <19990716092307.07117.00001…@ng-fp1.aol.com>… >Teri wrote in the breast size thread: >I understand that excess androgens stimulate excess estrogen unapposed by >progesterone (in PCO almost nil). >Terri (: >Does this mean that we should be using progesterone? This androgen thing >confused me also. I thought that excess estrogen caused weight gain. Your >statement makes sense…sort of. My endo sees no reason for progesterone. I >even thought that that was my problem before she came up with PCOS. I don’t >have irregular periods or infertility ( at least that we know of now.) I’ve >never been checked for cysts but think I have had them at least twice that I >have noticed. >I have the acne, hirtsuism and weight gain. Please explain the progesterone for >someone not trying to conceive. >Leslie
Response:
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