Cathy Taylor asked:


Breast tenderness, or any kind of breast pain, tends to frighten women because we immediately think the big “C” word. But doctors report that more often than not, it’s not cancer, but some other cause such as water retention or benign lumps that enlarge during menses and shrink afterward.

Some women don’t mind this symptom so much because it creates a ‘womanly’ feeling that they enjoy. But chronically tender nipples and breasts get old quick when experienced month after month.

Typically there isn’t one cure that will get rid of all of the symptoms of sore breasts, but there are many simple and alternative methods that do offer relief over time.

Fibrocystic breasts or that thick and lumpy feeling, are typically a sign of relatively high estrogen and low progesterone levels.

Research has shown that progesterone cream can significantly reduce this symptom, as well as other supplementation such as with magnesium, Vitamin E, a high-quality omega 3 and Vitamin B6. Increasing fiber and eating dark green leafy vegetables can help flush out excess estrogen. Consider a short fast or detoxification.

Because estrogen may dominate and progesterone not be produced enough during menopause, symptoms such as breast tenderness are exacerbated. Stress seems to be a factor adding to this symptom and exercise can reduce the effects of it.

What are my other options

Do the Basics

Start with you primary care physician and make sure you’ve had a mammogram. For those of you concerned about radiation, have your doctor order thermography. If you have lumps, you probably need to know that they are benign to obtain peace of mind.

Improve your Diet

Your diet can have a significant impact on breast tenderness. Eliminate caffeine rich foods such as:

-coffee

-colas, and

-black tea

These kinds of stimulants have a significant effect on breast tenderness and women report almost immediate relief when they stop using them. Salt works the same way for other women.

Try Massage

This one probably sound too good to be true, but the truth is massage stimulates the lymphatic system and gets necessary fluids moving throughout your body again. It’s also great for elimination and things like cellulite.

Take Time for Yourself

There’s no business like the “self” business. It’s critical that women find time for themselves. To relax and splurge and just enjoy life. Take a break often and do something you love! It’s the best therapy around.



Joyce

Jean M. asked:


Menopause is one of the worst times in a woman’s life. A woman’s body is going through so many hormonal changes such as the estrogen and progesterone levels are completely imbalanced. This can cause many symptoms for women if not treated properly. Some of the symptoms include:

• Painful cramps

• Hot flushes

• Achy and sore breasts

• Lower back and abdomen pain

• An extremely short fuse that causes you snap at anything that breathes

If you are suffering from one of the following or all of the following you are experiencing menopause symptoms. These need to be treated right away not only to relieve you of these symptoms but also to prevent massive bone loss. Most women lose up to 25% of their entire bone mass due to menopause. That is horrible and just not fair.

Luckily, there is a drug out there called natural progesterone and the effects of low progesterone doses work wonders on your body. This is an all NATURAL treatment that completely eliminates the effects of menopause and PMS symptoms while slowing down the progression of menopause. You will see a substantial difference in the loss of bone mass from someone taking natural progesterone and someone not taking it at all. The worst thing you can do is depriving yourself of such a wonderful all natural cure. The reason why it works is that when a woman goes through menopause there is a natural imbalance of progesterone and estrogen levels. When you take natural progesterone treatments you are eliminating this progesterone deficiency.

The effects of progesterone work wonders. There is good news of restoring balance and normality to your life, even if you have suffered from these symptoms for years. There is no other drug on the market that has these types of effects. There are no harmful side effects using progesterone due to the fact that it is all natural.

Where does progesterone come from?

Progesterone is derived from an all natural plant and than turned into progesterone cream for easy use. Most women apply this cream to their cheeks, anywhere on body, or buttocks. The cream works by going through your skin than directly into your bloodstream for immediate relief and effect. I started using progesterone cream at the first symptoms of menopause. Let me just tell you one thing, it was the best thing I could have ever done for myself! My cramps, insomnia, weight gain, etc. where gone the next day! It took about a week to see my weight going back to normal but my cramps and inability to sleep were gone! I was finally able to live a healthy life where menopause wasn’t the only thing I worried about. Most people do not know about the benefits of progesterone so by reading this article you can help spread the benefits to someone severely suffering from menopause symptoms. Again, I wish you the best of luck and please don’t let menopause control and ruin your life!



Bruce

Groshan Fabiola asked:


It is known that hormone therapy was highly used for the treatment of menopause and menopausal symptoms. It also proved to be effective in the prevention of osteoporosis and heart disease but nowadays a large study shed new light on how hormone therapy is viewed.

Many of you might wonder what hormone therapy is. We can tell you that hormone therapy is a treatment that is used to supplement the body with the hormones estrogen and progesterone. These mentioned hormones are produced by the woman’s ovaries. In the moment when ovaries do not produce enough amounts of these hormones, as in menopause, hormone therapy can be prescribed as a supplement in order to normalize the levels of estrogen and progesterone.

The normal question that arises now refers to the role of estrogen and progesterone. You should know that these two hormones have the mission to thicken the lining of the uterus, preparing it for the possible implantation of a fertilized egg. Estrogen also helps in using the calcium of the organism, which is an important mineral that helps building the bones, and also helps in maintaining normal levels of the boy cholesterol.

When women reach the age for menopause the ovaries reduce their production of these hormones. Menopause symptoms are also caused by the lowered or fluctuating levels of estrogen and progesterone. For example we can say that a low or fluctuating level of estrogen causes symptoms such as hot flashes or medical conditions such as osteoporosis. Getting to normal levels of these hormones through HT is a way of easing the symptoms.

Progesterone is used in women who still have their uterus. For these women, if estrogen is taken without progesterone, the chances for endometrium cancer increase. In the productive years, endometrial cells are shed during menstruation. When this does not happen, estrogen can cause an overgrowth of cells in the uterus which in most of the cases might lead to cancer.

Progesterone reduces the risks of endometrial cancer, making the endometrium shed each month. That is why women who take progesterone may have monthly bleeding. This bleeding can be stopped if progesterone and estrogen are taken together for a long period.

As we said before, estrogen and progesterone can relieve symptoms. Among these symptoms we can remember hot flashes, vaginal dryness that can result in painful intercourse, night sweats or dry itchy skin.

Even if there are studies that do not agree with hormone therapy we might say that the benefits of hormone therapy include a reduce risk of developing osteoporosis or bone breakage, improvement of mood, decreased tooth loss and lowered risk of colon cancer.

For more resources about menopause or about early menopause symptoms please review http://www.menopause-info-guide.com/early-menopause-symptoms.htm



Lester