Guest guest Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've been listening to CD recording of a PCCA " BHRT For the Pharmacist " seminar given in Houston April 27-28, 2007, and one of the lecturers giving the " Endocrine Web " talk (I forget his name right now) mentioned that an enzyme in the thyroid stimulates pregnenolone to make progesterone. So many of the hormones are interconnected and we're finding more connections as time goes on. Just thought I'd add this tidbit for some people to chew on... Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Virginia, Very interesting. It explains why, when people get their thyroid fixed, many times their hormone problems will resolve. Thanks for sharing this. > > I've been listening to CD recording of a PCCA " BHRT For the Pharmacist " > seminar given in Houston April 27-28, 2007, and one of the lecturers > giving the " Endocrine Web " talk (I forget his name right now) mentioned > that an enzyme in the thyroid stimulates pregnenolone to make > progesterone. So many of the hormones are interconnected and we're > finding more connections as time goes on. Just thought I'd add this > tidbit for some people to chew on... > > Virginia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I can understand the idea of tweaking precursor hormones or enzymes to perk up the progesterone, but if you are not ovulating anymore because you are past child bearing age, and not having traditional menstrual cycle anymore, wouldn't the body just not manufacture the progesterone anyway regardless of what you did? I mean if you don't ovulate, you don't make very much progesterone. > > > > > > > > I've been listening to CD recording of a PCCA " BHRT For the > Pharmacist " > > > > seminar given in Houston April 27-28, 2007, and one of the > lecturers > > > > giving the " Endocrine Web " talk (I forget his name right now) > mentioned > > > > that an enzyme in the thyroid stimulates pregnenolone to make > > > > progesterone. So many of the hormones are interconnected and > we're > > > > finding more connections as time goes on. Just thought I'd add > this > > > > tidbit for some people to chew on... > > > > > > > > Virginia > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I have references (that I would have to look for) that women do produce P after menopause. The idea that they don’t was just an assumption (a sexist one?), like the many shocking assumptions that there are in medicine. Once assumed, often never tested. That is why many of the feminist women’s health NGOs are so against medicalizing menopause. When a woman’s organs are functioning well and her nutrition is good, her levels of E and P will both go down together and stay balanced. (Dr. on the Prevention Forum describes this effect with his patients, but admits that it doesn’t work for all.) The post meno homeopathic protocol is aimed at maintaining the balance, and it works quite well in my experience. The bioidentical method is very time consuming to get right. Karima I can understand the idea of tweaking precursor hormones or enzymes to perk up the progesterone, but if you are not ovulating anymore because you are past child bearing age, and not having traditional menstrual cycle anymore, wouldn't the body just not manufacture the progesterone anyway regardless of what you did? I mean if you don't ovulate, you don't make very much progesterone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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