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[alfabettezoupe.livejournal.com]

this is a half introductory post, half question...

my name is sara and i'm 27.

i've been diagnosed recently as being estrogen dominant and am now on hormone replacement therapy. my mother is also estrogen dominant. they didn't check her for it until she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and they didn't check me for it until after she'd been diagnosed.

is anyone else going through this nightmare?

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[kizmet.livejournal.com]

What exactly does being estrogen dominant do to you? Just curious, I apologize if I offend (re: bluntness of the question).

[alfabettezoupe.livejournal.com]

No Problem :)

Symptoms and conditions associated with this are : Acceleration of the aging process; Allergy symptoms, including asthma, hives, rashes, sinus congestion; Arthritis; Autoimmune disorders such as lupus erythematosis and thyroiditis, and possible Sjogren’s disease; Breast cancer; Breast cysts; Breast tenderness; Candida; Cervical dysplasia; Chronic fatigue; Cold hands and feet as a symptom of thyroid dysfunction; Copper excess; Decreased sex drive; Depression with anxiety or agitation; Dry eyes; Early onset of menstruation; Endometriosis; Endometrial (uterine) cancer; Fat gain, especially around the abdomen, hips, and thigh; Fatigue; Fibrocystic breasts; Foggy thinking; Gallbladder disease; Hair loss; High blood pressure; Headaches; Hot flashes; Hypoglycemia; Increased blood clotting (increasing risk of strokes); Infertility; Irregular menstrual periods; Irritability; Insomnia; Magnesium deficiency; Memory loss; Mood swings; Osteoporosis; Painful swollen breasts; PMS; Polcystic ovaries; Premenopausal bone loss; Prostate cancer; Sluggish metabolism; Skin: Rosacea, rashes, dermatitis; Thyroid dysfunction mimicking hypothyroidism; Uterine cancer; Uterine fibroids; Water retention, bloating; Yeast infection; Zinc deficiency

I hardly if ever ovulate. My thyroid is almost completley shot. I can eat nothing and gain weight. I have awful problems with mood swings and headaches. And I have problems with infertility. I've had two miscarriages.

[maggiemac.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. :(

[alfabettezoupe.livejournal.com]

thank you :)

[seishin.livejournal.com]

damn, Im also really sorry to hear that. :(

[alfabettezoupe.livejournal.com]

is okie, thank you :)

[amparoblues.livejournal.com]

My mother went through breast cancer a year ago (she's in remission at the moment). She also suffered from endometriosis.
She is estrogen dominant.
I have endometriosis and am estrogen dominant.

So you're not the only one! It really is a nightmare though, and I am extremely sorry to hear that you have to go through it as well.

[alfabettezoupe.livejournal.com]

i really do feel like a freak a lot of the time with this. but then when i saw what the symptoms and such were it was like a checklist.

have they tried you on any progesterone treatments?

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[amparoblues.livejournal.com]

No- haven't been on any progesterone treatments. I am currently on Lupron Depot to treat the endometriosis (it's a drug that induces menopause) after having 2 laparoscopy's and laser removals of endo since April 02.

It's always kind of relieving to find a checklist where what you've been going through shows up on. But then again, it's kind of one of those catch 22's- cause once you know what you have, then you have to deal with that too.
Kinda damned if you do, and damned if you don't.