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Take Progesterone and avoid Estrogens for Relief from Endometriosis Summary for Helping to get Rid of Endometriosis The solution to the disease is to take progesterone to simulate pregnancy and avoid estrogen intake. Estrogen may come in the form of birth control pills, hormone replacement, herbs, foods or synthetic chemicals that mimic estrogen. Progesterone opposes the effect of estrogen and resensitizes the body's estrogen receptors back to normal. by Elizabeth Smith, M.D. Take Progesterone Use a progesterone cream with 500-1000 mg of natural progesterone per ounce. For 4-6 months use one and one half or three ounces of cream per month on days 6 though 26 where day 1 is the first day of your period; this is about one half (1/2) or one (1) teaspoon per day. This comes out to 60-70 mg/day of Natural Progesterone. Rub the cream on any part of the body that has good circulation before bed time - beasts, neck, chest, legs, arms, thighs, soles of the feet, or back. Use a saliva test to monitor progesterone levels; not a blood test. If you have a lot of body fat, the progesterone must be soaked up by the body fat first before getting to your body. You may need a higher dose to get rid of the endometriosis. Take Vitamins Vitamin E 600 IU/day before bedtime Magnesium 300 mg/day Vitamin B6 50 mg/day Take indole-3-carbonol (I3C) 200 mg twice a day. I3C speeds excretion of estradiol. Use I3C, Dim does not work as well as I3C. Avoid Estrogens Cut the dosage of hormone replacement estrogen immediately to 1/2 of your normal dose while taking progesterone. DISCONTINUE estrogen supplements altogether over a period of 3-6 months. DO NOT stop estrogen suddenly or HOT FLASHES will be the result. Do not use birth control pills; use a condom without spermicide instead. Avoid Xenoestrogens Very Important HOT PLASTIC in contact with food is VERY BAD!!! Use glass or ceramics whenever possible to store food and water. Heat up your food using a glass or ceramic bowl covered with dish. When plastic is heated, it diffuses very rapidly into food. Use a simple detergent with less chemicals; Nature Clean is a good choice for both laundry detergent and dish washing detergent. Natural Value found at Whole Foods Market may be another good choice. Detergent cannot be fully rinsed from your clothes and is easily absorbed through the skin. This is an easy change to make. Use Condoms without spermicide for Birth control instead of Birth Control Pills. Use Natural Progesterone instead of HRT. In general, the hormones taken orally are first pass metabolized by the liver 80%-90%. However, when these hormones are applied to the skin, the hormones are directly absorbed by the body. Thus, any skin dose is 10 times that of an oral dose. The vast majority of skin lotions and creams use the parabens as a preservative. Avoid them at all costs. Instead apply a vegetable oil right after a shower to hydrate the skin and lock in the moisture. Check your natural progesterone cream and make sure it does not contain Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben, Butyl Paraben, or any of the Parabens. The very important changes to make are do NOT eat HOT plastic.  Change your laundry detergent, no fabric softener, no dryer sheets, change your lotions, soaps, shampoos, and makeup to avoid xenoestrogens. Avoid Coffee. Secondary Importance Avoid Synthetic Chemicals - Read Healthy Living in a Toxic World by Cynthia Fincher Ph.D. See books. Simple Soap is a safe choice for shampoo and a body soap. Use natural pest control not pesticides. Don't use herbicides; use a cup of salt in a gallon of vinegar. Buy hormone free meats to eat. Buy "Organic" produce, produce grown without pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizer or hormones. Avoid Selected Dangerous Phytoestrogens Avoid Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Beer. Avoid Sunflower Seeds, Red Clover Tea, Camomille Tea, Alfalfa Sprouts, Queen Anne's lace (wild carrot), Pomegranate, Fennel,Licorice, Red Clover, Yucca, Hops (Beer) and Motherwort. Avoid Phytoestrogens that block and interfere with the action of Natural Progesterone. Avoid Bloodroot, Ocotillo, Mandrake, Oregano, Damiana, Pennyroyal, Verbenna, Nutmeg, Tumeric, Yucca, Thyme, Calamus rt., Red Clover, Goldenseal, Licorice, Mistletoe, Cumin, Fennel, Camomille, Cloves. Readjust your Thyroid Medication Cut back the dosage of your thyroid medication, if your T3 and T4 is normal by laboratory measurements. After 2-3 months of progesterone use, it may be possible to completely eliminate your thyroid supplements. Do Not Take Synthetic Progestins Do not take synthetic progestins such as Megestrol and Provera. These synthetic progestins will compete with progesterone receptor binding sites and compete with progesterone rendering progesterone useless. Immediately lower the dose by 1/2 and lower it more the second month. By the third month the progestin may be completely stopped. If No effect is felt after 2 months of Use - Take a saliva progesterone test 5%-10% of patients do NOT absorb progesterone well through the skin. Oral progesterone or sublingual progesterone (prescription) may be taken 200-400 mg/day or Maca 4 capsules/day (each capsule approx. 500 mg) instead. Make sure the progesterone cream is formulated correctly. Avoid xenoestrogens.