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Ovarian cysts are products of failed or disordered ovulation. As I have describedearlier, one or more ovarian follicles is developed monthly by the effects offollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Luteinizing hormone (LH) promotes actual ovulation andthe transformation of the follicle (after ovulation) into the corpus luteum, whichproduces progesterone. During a young woman’s early years of menstruating, ovulationmay coincide with a small amount of bleeding where the follicle has ruptured to releasethe egg. This can cause abdominal pain, often with a slight fever, at the time ofovulation (in the middle days between periods) and is commonly called MITTELSCHMERZ(German for "middle" and "pain"). Treatment might consist only of someibuprofen, reassurance, rest and perhaps a warm pack. It is unlikely to recure andportends no future problems.
Later in life, usually after their midthirties, women sometimes develop an ovarian cystthat may not cause any symptoms, or it may cause pelvic pain ranging from mild to severe.The cyst may simply collapse and disappear after a month or two, or it may persist andincrease in size and discomfort during succeeding months. Such cysts are caused by afailed ovulation in which, for reason presently unknown, the ovulation did not proceed tocompletion. With each succeeding month’s surge of LH, the cyst swells and stretchesthe surface membrane, causing pain and possible bleeding at the site. Some cysts maybecome as large as a golf ball or lemon before discovery. Treatment may require surgery.(Removing the ovary along with the cyst used to be the standard procedure, but I recommendasking your surgeon to leave the ovary intact if at all possible.)
An alternative treatment for ovarian cysts is natural progesterone. The signalingmechanism that shuts off ovulation in one ovary each cycle is the production ofprogesterone in the other . If sufficient natural progesterone is supplemented prior toovulation, LY levels are inhibited and both ovaries thing the other one has ovulated, soregular ovulation does not occur. (This is the same effect as contraceptive pills.)Similarly, the high estriol and progesterone levels throughout pregnancy successfullyinhibit ovarian activity for nine months. Therefore, adding natural progesterone from day10 to day 26 of the cycle suppresses LH and it’s luteinizing effects. Thus theovarian cyst will not be stimulated and, in the passage of one or two such monthly cycles,will very likely shrink and disappear without further treatment.
This is from the book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause" byDr. John R. Lee. He is a foremost authority in treating women with Natural Progesteronefor so many things. So much of what a woman suffers is from hormone imbalance and nothingelse. There are xenoestrogens in plastics, canned goods and even in water. (Syntheticestrogens) The effect is that women’s body attacked on a hormonal level.
His book is the result of 20 years using NaturalProgesterone.
Renewed Balance is natural progesterone. It is one of thehighest concentrations available today, which means more for your money. You need only 1/8of a teaspoon for the time recommended by Dr. Lee. Your symptoms determine which part ofthe month is right for you. As he stated above, for ovarian cysts; from day 10 to 26, forinfertility; it would be 12-26 for after using the cream for a few months at day10-26 (this is to give your follicles a few months to mature, in case this is the reasonfor infertility) and for post menopause day; 5 - 26. There are so many diseases and oneanswer. The natural answer.
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