Natural remedies for PCOS?

[Guest guest]

I was wondering what alternatives there are besides the pill and

diabetes medications for treating Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? I'd like

to avoid medication if I can.

[Guest guest]

My daughter was diagnosed with PCOS. I have her on an

all natural progesterone cream called Pro-G-Yam cream.

It helps to regulate her cycle. I also have been

reading how it is important to be on a low carb diet

and low glycemic. Exercise is also important.

I plan on trying Thai Go juice with my daughter

because this great mangosteen juice that is good for

balancing the blood sugar levels anturally.

 

I recently read a good article on PCOS that I will try

to email you.

I hope you have success in a natural program for PCOS.

 

Marguerite Wright

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

This sounds exactly like my something I've gone through. I will tell you that

the root cause ended up to be candida overgrowth. Most people don't realize the

havoc candida can cause if out of balance. I personally believe it is a silent

killer that is not getting enough attention.

 

When I addressed the candida, my blood sugar balanced out and my hormones did

too. I have really had to be aggressive with treating it though.

 

Be well,

Kelly

www.naturalhealthgirl.com

 

 

<My daughter was diagnosed with PCOS. I have her on an

all natural progesterone cream called Pro-G-Yam cream.

It helps to regulate her cycle. I also have been

reading how it is important to be on a low carb diet

and low glycemic. Exercise is also important.

I plan on trying Thai Go juice with my daughter

because this great mangosteen juice that is good for

balancing the blood sugar levels anturally.

 

I recently read a good article on PCOS that I will try

to email you.

I hope you have success in a natural program for PCOS.

 

Marguerite Wright

Your Herbalist

 

Subscribe to Mom's Healthy Ezine

http://motherknowsbest.typepad.com/about.html

 

http://www.motherknowsbest.net

 

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[Guest guest]

I run a hormone health support group, and this is a subject that comes up

often.

 

I second the natural progesterone approach.

Dr. John Lee, the pioneer of estrogen dominance research, used it

extensively in his practice to treat PCOS.

 

 

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

A New Epidemic that Causes Infertility, Excess Hair, Acne and More

By John Lee, MD

 

What Is PCOS?

 

PCOS refers to multiple cysts on the ovaries and a host of other problems

that go along with them, including anovulation (lack of ovulation) and

menstrual abnormalities, hirsutism (facial hair), male pattern baldness,

acne, and often obesity. Such women may also have varying degrees of insulin

resistance and an increased incidence of Type II diabetes, unfavorable lipid

patterns (usually high triglycerides), and a low bone density. Laboratory

tests often show higher than normal circulating androgens, especially

testosterone.

 

PCOS occurs when a woman doesn't ovulate, which causes a disruption in the

normal, cyclical interrelationship among her hormones, brain and ovaries.

Normally, the hypothalamus, a regulatory center in the brain, monitors the

hormone output of the ovaries and synchronizes the normal menstrual cycle.

When monthly bleeding ends, the hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing

hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the pituitary gland in the brain to release

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). These

hormones direct an ovary to start making estrogen (mostly estradiol), and

stimulate the maturation of eggs in about 120 follicles.

 

The first follicle that ovulates, releasing its egg into the fallopian tube

for a journey to the uterus, quickly changes into the corpus luteum, which

is a factory for making progesterone, and raises progesterone's

concentrations to 200 to 300 times higher than that of estradiol. This huge

surge of progesterone simultaneously puts the uterine lining in its

secretory or ripening phase, and turns off further ovulation by either

ovary.

 

If fertilization does not occur, the ovary stops its elevated production of

both estrogen and progesterone. The sudden fall in the concentrations of

these hormones causes shedding of the blood-rich uterine lining and bleeding

(menstruation). Then, in response to low hormone levels, there is a rise in

GnRH and the cycle starts all over again.

 

But what happens to this cycle if, for some reason, ovulation is

unsuccessful? For example, if the follicle migrates to the outside of the

ovary, but does not " pop " the egg and release it, the follicle becomes a

cyst, and the normal progesterone surge does not occur. The lack of

progesterone is detected by the hypothalamus, which continues to try to

stimulate the ovary by increasing its production of GnRH, which increases

the pituitary production of FSH and LH. This stimulates the ovary to make

more estrogen and androgens, which stimulates more follicles toward

ovulation. If these additional follicles are also unable to produce a

matured ovum or make progesterone, the menstrual cycle is dominated by

increased estrogen and androgen production without progesterone. This is the

fundamental abnormality that creates PCOS.

 

The John R. Lee, M.D. Medical Letter July 1999

 

Dr. Lee's advice for getting a quality progesterone cream:

 

* A good cream must have 400-450mg of progesterone per ounce in it.

 

* It also must not contain any form of glycerin, petroleum or mineral oils

in it, as these will clog the pores of the skin and make it hard for the

progesterone to get into the blood stream.

 

* It must not contain phytoestrogens, which are: Black Cohosh, Dong Quai,

Red Clover, Licorice Root and Siberian Ginseng. These will stimulate our own

estrogens and if we are already estrogen dominant, we don't want to use a

product that is going to continually stimulate the estrogen.

 

* According to Dr. John Lee, Compounded creams are too concentrated and most

women do better on OTC creams. Compunded creams usually have 10%

progesterone, whereas most OTC creams have 3%. He says that when it comes to

progesterone, less is best.

 

* We have also found that progesterone cream in a jar is not a good choice.

Each time the jar is opened, the progesterone is exposed to air. This

lessens the effectiveness of the progesterone. Also, each time you dip your

finger into the cream, you can introduce bacteria into it. Opt for a

progesterone cream that is packaged in a tube.

 

* Dr. Lee also said that a progesterone cream with a pump is unnecessary.

The dosage does not need to be that exact. You are essentially paying extra

money for the convenience.

 

 

 

Shana

 

 

 

 

 

 

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