I am now seeing Dr. Diana Schwarzbein in Santa Barbara. She has helped me get completely off the Wiley Protocol and is helping me get my body healthy and balanced.
I am using a compounded vaginal P suppository, 5mg., in a olive oil base 2x a day from day 18-28. I am also cycling (3) Vivelle-Dot patches 2x a week and taking a .125 compounded estradiol troche 2x a day. Since the Wiley Protocol is so progesterone dominant I have a lot of progesterone stored in the fat tissues in my inner thighs. This
seems to be expelled "whenever" and can block the estradiol. This process is slow, scary, and frustrating, but we are making progress. I thank God for her everyday!
Progesterone creams get stored in fat tissues and can stay there until they decide to dislodge. Therefore, you can't regulate your progesterone use effectively and by the time you test the level, it could be totally different in your body by the time you get the results. It seems the vaginal P suppository doesn't get stored in your body and doesn't pass through your organs. I am still taking a very low dose because of P intolerance and the extra P that is being released "whenever" that is blocking my estradiol.
I still don't feel great, but I feel like I am getting better and I feel safe and very taken cared of by my new doctor.
P blocks estrogen. Therefore, you have to have enough estradiol to build a lining and only enough P to slough off the lining to have a menstrual period, but not enough to starve your body of the estrogen it needs while taking it. It's a fine balance. Dr. Schwarzbein teaches that you only replace what you have lost. You can get valuable
information by visiting her website or phoning her office. She has a series of DVDs that explain all her teaching on hormone replacement. It's brilliant and worth investigating. She also has written 3 books that are also brilliant. I wish I had known her when I first needed something.
If you haven't been on the WP protocol you are
blessed. Getting balanced will probably be a lot easier and safer.
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I am now seeing Dr. Diana Schwarzbein in Santa Barbara. She has helped me get completely off the Wiley Protocol and is helping me get my body healthy and balanced.
January 11, 2012 - 5:42pmI am using a compounded vaginal P suppository, 5mg., in a olive oil base 2x a day from day 18-28. I am also cycling (3) Vivelle-Dot patches 2x a week and taking a .125 compounded estradiol troche 2x a day. Since the Wiley Protocol is so progesterone dominant I have a lot of progesterone stored in the fat tissues in my inner thighs. This
seems to be expelled "whenever" and can block the estradiol. This process is slow, scary, and frustrating, but we are making progress. I thank God for her everyday!
Progesterone creams get stored in fat tissues and can stay there until they decide to dislodge. Therefore, you can't regulate your progesterone use effectively and by the time you test the level, it could be totally different in your body by the time you get the results. It seems the vaginal P suppository doesn't get stored in your body and doesn't pass through your organs. I am still taking a very low dose because of P intolerance and the extra P that is being released "whenever" that is blocking my estradiol.
I still don't feel great, but I feel like I am getting better and I feel safe and very taken cared of by my new doctor.
P blocks estrogen. Therefore, you have to have enough estradiol to build a lining and only enough P to slough off the lining to have a menstrual period, but not enough to starve your body of the estrogen it needs while taking it. It's a fine balance. Dr. Schwarzbein teaches that you only replace what you have lost. You can get valuable
information by visiting her website or phoning her office. She has a series of DVDs that explain all her teaching on hormone replacement. It's brilliant and worth investigating. She also has written 3 books that are also brilliant. I wish I had known her when I first needed something.
If you haven't been on the WP protocol you are
blessed. Getting balanced will probably be a lot easier and safer.
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