Women’s stories

“I wasn’t sure how to get off the hormonal imbalance merry-go-round...”

Danica was searching for relief from hot flashes when she stumbled upon a doctor who focused on balancing hormones using bioidentical creams. She started his program and later realized she would have periods again after not having any for over two years! Feeling very uncomfortable on the hormones, Danica decided to discontinue this program and was instantly thrown into severe hormonal imbalance. As a teacher, Danica knew she was on a time limit and had to get better to have the energy to keep up with the kids. Out of desperation Danica searched online and found Women to Women’s website. She started the Personal Program and connected with one of our Nurse-Educators. Not long after, she was able to get of her hormonal imbalance merry-go-round naturally.

“I was having severe hot flashes. I’d been watching the Oprah show during that time, which was all about hormones. Dr. Christiane Northrup was on the show and talked about bioidentical hormone therapies. She was very supportive of bioidentical hormones, but did say they can be used in the right way and in the wrong way. My life was pretty troublesome with the hot flashes and dryness, so I decided to go see a doctor who specialized in balancing hormones using bioidentical creams and pellets.

“I completed the information and got started. This therapy seemed to be helping my hot flashes so I was glad about that. I went back about a month later to have my levels checked. At that appointment the doctor told me I would be having a period soon. I hadn’t had a period in over two years! I was like, ‘Oh no! No no, that is not a good thing for me because I had horrible periods in the past.’ The doctor told me it wasn’t going to be a big deal. I explained that if I had known that was part of the deal, I would have never even gotten involved in the program. He convinced me to let him put estrogen pellets in my hip and told me that my body would only take what it needed from them. So, I agreed and left with the pellets in my hip.

“The very next day I had estrogen overload! I was cramping all over my entire body. I thought I was going to have to go to the Emergency Room! I went back to the doctor after that and made him take the pellets out! I didn’t care if there were any residual effects. I wanted out!

“After that, I went searching on-line for help with balancing hormones because I knew my body was out of balance. I didn’t have insurance so I needed to find dependable help. I found the Women to Women website and I signed up for the Personal Program. I was immediately assigned a Nurse-Educator to help me with my transition off the bioidentical hormones.

“My first period was fine. The second lasted six weeks! I worked with my Nurse Educator and took the Essential Nutrients and Herbal Equilibrium daily. The Herbal Equilibrium especially seemed to work with my body not against it. It took pretty much the entire summer to balance myself. I really believe the Program was what brought my body to some sort of balance while I eased off of whatever residual hormones were left in my system. Thank goodness I found Women to Women’s Personal Program! If I hadn’t found you at that point, I wasn’t sure how to get off the hormonal imbalance merry-go-round I was on. I’m glad I found an alternative to get things turned around in a much less invasive way.”

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Last Modified Date: 05/24/2011