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jhandley · 02-19-2008, 04:06 PM

I have been on natural progesterone for 7 years as per Dr John Lee's book. I got myself tested for hormones after dx and was low in progesterone and high in testosterone; both of which are linked to increase in BC risk.
I suffered from many of the symptoms of low progesterone (fibrocystic disease of the breast, fibroids, endometriosis) and when I asked BC survivors how many of them had one of these, more than 80% said yes.

It helped with the hot flushes but I mostly use it for cancer protective effects because Dr Lee's reasoning and studies makes a lot of sense to me.

Cheers
Jackie

02-19-2008, 04:06 PM	#16
jhandley Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne Victoria Australia Posts: 330	natural progesterone I have been on natural progesterone for 7 years as per Dr John Lee's book. I got myself tested for hormones after dx and was low in progesterone and high in testosterone; both of which are linked to increase in BC risk. I suffered from many of the symptoms of low progesterone (fibrocystic disease of the breast, fibroids, endometriosis) and when I asked BC survivors how many of them had one of these, more than 80% said yes. It helped with the hot flushes but I mostly use it for cancer protective effects because Dr Lee's reasoning and studies makes a lot of sense to me. Cheers Jackie