Please do. I had an appt in Ny on May 24. Previously I had been prescribed by my other doctor estrace and prometrium but did not react well to prometrium. She prescribed a combo pill of estradiol/oral micronized progesterone on a daily basis, twice/day. Basically except for the dosage and timing, the hormones are basically the same. After a couple days I had the same reaction, stomach cramping, hair fallout. I emailed her because I live in Mx and she prescribed activella. I found out that activella is a synthetic progestin, which is what she said she didn't like in progesterone at her office. So I'm in limbo here. After paying $400, I am back to exactly what I was taking before I went to the doctor...so I'm sick of all this time and $$ I am putting into this. I emailed the doc again and am waiting for a response. I would appreciate hearing what they tell you.

Maybe part of what is behind the anti-vitamin propaganda is the industries leading the Genetically-Modified-Organisms research. I’m just beginning to learn in this area. I’ve never been one to think ignorance is bliss, but in the case I’m wondering how well I’ll continue to sleep at night. For a greater and albeit, scarier understanding on GMO’s (think I had a respectable knowledge base and didn’t) get Greg Ciola’s, Beware of the Coming Food Apocalypse! GMOs. In relation to vitamins here is a small exert.

“Geneticists are working on ways to enhance the vitamin and nutritional content of various crops. It’s now possible to make food into a powerful vitamin or multi-vitamin. Rice is one of the first crops they’ve focused on because it’s a predominant food in the third would and many people in these areas are severely malnourished. The first approved version of this technology was a modified version of rice called golden rice that contained ghigher amounts of Vitamin A. The next wave of biotech crops will produce a host of different products including oils with increase levels of Vitamin A and reduced levels of saturated fat. (My emphasis) Many more food products are planned for introduction in the not too distant future. It’s hard not to see the ulterior motive behind the promotions of this aspect of biotechnology. The real movers and shakers are behind increasing nutritional yields in food crops are the pharmaceutical giants. It’s their goal to wipe out the nutritional supplement industry and then use genetically engineered foods with higher nutritional yields as a substitute. However, these techno-foods will come at a much higher cost in countries such as America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe compared to the cost of nutritional supplements.”

What I’ve learned so far the concerns me greatly:

1) Antibiotic markers or virus markers are used when the DNA modifications are made. They are used b/c placing these markers in the alter matter allows scientists to tell if they were successful with their DNA modification. Hmmm let’s see Antibiotics in lettuce and squash, will I every really be candida free? What about the public that still relies on Antibiotics , and then what about the viruses they have to fight off in the foods that have been altered. Does anybody see what I’m seeing?
2) Think you’re a vegan or a vegetarian? What about the tomatoes and strawberries that contain genes from a fish in the Atlantic waters? It’s place their to enable the crops to withstand freezing temperatures w/o damage. Guess what? No one has to disclose to us when we are eating these foods. Why? Because they are patented.
3) Think if you eat organic you’re safe? 80-90% of the soy we have available to us have been genetically altered (I don’t eat soy, but a lot of vegans, vegetarians do.

I can’t go on, it would take too long.

Here is a partial list of some plants that have been genetically manipulated and approved for human consumption: corn, soybeans, canola, cotton, rice, potatoes (this one’s a Frankenstein story all it’s own), squash, papaya, tomatoes, peppers, various garden vegetables, and some other fruits.

Enough on my soap box I guess. But it’s very frustrating to realize you’re desire to take control of you health through VCO and getting rid of Candida and eating healthier is hampered by someone who’s only concern is getting a larger piece of my dollar. I thought all I still need to be concerned about when I couldn’t get organic was getting the bug spray off the fruit and veggies. What about the co-ops? Does anyone know the answer to this? Just b/c something is grown organically (lack of chemical fertilizers and pesticides) is it a given that the seed it came from isn’t a hybrid of GE in some way? This is my next quest.

I wrote the author of the book I mentioned about bio-indentical hormone repalcement therapy
which I've chosen rather than the pharmactical synthetic hormones. The bio-indenticals are made from soy and yams. We are told they exactly match the respectors in our body and decrease our chances of stroke, cancer, and heart attack by more than 50% when compared to the synthetic. Since reading Greg's book my question was is the soy beans and yams they use heirloom or GE? What is done to the DNA of the yam and soy to prepare them for use by my body. Here's his reply:


Rebecca,

I do not know enough about the product you're taking to give you the
best
answer.

I do know that women are getting some great results with products from
yam.
With the soy, as long as it's topical and not ingestible I'm sure it's
far
better than synthetic pharmaceutical hormone therapy which is wreaking
havoc
in women. That's about all I can tell you for now.

Sincerely,

Greg

The way he says "that's about all I can tell you for now." I hope I can read into this I've peaked his interest and he'll do some research for us.

I've been on Bioidentical HRT for about a week now. I've notice things are better. Not quite so touchy, weepy, tired, etc. I'm still have fluttering in my heart but not as intense as it was before although I do think it is more frequent. Over all I feel better. I don't think I'm where I should be yet with my balance. I'm not one of those I read about who wakes up early and just lays there a while thinking how good they feel. I'm going to call the tech tomorrow and discuss things with her, but I'm sure she'll probaby say give it some more time.

Quick update...I've been on the Testostrone only for nine days now. I started spotting dark brown, but never really had a cycle, maybe a days worth...couple more spotting. Tomorrow I go back to the prog/test mixture, reading the signs from my body I feel like I'm a week out from my cycle again. I'm going to call Angie today and see if she has any input, she told me when I started the hormones it would take a month for my body to adjust. I don't want to continue to have two cycles a month. More later.