Re: natural progesterone and other questions

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm following some of the conversation re: progesterone and thyroid

> and adrenals, and I'm wondering (for post-nursing and when my period

> returns): what's the best way to get progesterone?

>

> I saw something that someone posted regarding a miscarriage and how

> after a miscarriage there can be a couple of anovulatory cycles, and

> that can mean low progesterone ... and adrenal crisis. I had two

> miscarriages between my son's birth (almost 6 years ago) and my

> daughters's this past January. I was exhausted and so fatigued after

> each of them... and just thought the pregnancy took too much out of me!

>

> Now I suspect adrenals...

>

> I wonder if low adrenals could have had something to do with having

> those miscarriages in the first place?

>

Sorry to hear about your miscarriages.

If you have low progesterone, it's all tied together. Low

progesterone alone can cause miscarriage.

Progesterone is a precursor to cortisol, so if you're low on P, you

may be low on C. Don't know if low C would actually CAUSE the MC, but

the low P would.

Then, factor in that low P affects thyroid function...the perfect storm!

I don't know how old you are, but I would definitely get all of this

tested & figured out before you get too far down the path. I'm only

39, and it appears that my P levels are post-meno! THAT can't be

helping my adrenals!

You may have read here that as soon as I can get my cycle regulated, I

am going to do the Diagnos-Techs 11-vial saliva test through Dr. Mark

. His website is www.drmarkrhodes.com if you're interested.

Personally, I wouldn't embark on the hormone replacement voyage

without testing, although I think that many ladies do. I'd rather

know for sure what the scoop is.

Warmly,