11/01/2011: Mmsg from Somewhere, Europe replies: "Shelly: have you considered trying Blackstrap Molasses for this?"

11/01/2011: Aa2 from Usa replies: "You may have some serious anemia already going on. It may be life-threatening. I didn't succeed at natural approaches to the problem and had a hysterectomy due to the severe anemia. Try also juicing beets as a kick-start to your anemia problem.

Like I said, I didn't have all the right answers for myself, but feeling dizzy is NOT normal and if you seriously want to avoid a hysterectomy you have to have the right alternative solutions, and soon."

11/01/2011: Jen from Bozeman, Mt, Us replies: "I would definitely not get my uterus removed no matter what. It is there for a reason (not just for holding babies) and will make you miserable if you get it removed. Your hormones are out of wack. That is why your period is so different and painful. You should start using some wild yam cream (progesterone cream), zinc, and iodine. I have the same type of period issues. I am able to completely treat it naturally without birth control pills or surgery. It is an on going thing that I have become accustomed to adjusting the treatment based on my period flow and moods. When your period is too heavy you are low on progesterone and/or high on estrogen. Zinc is progesterone's companion and will help to bring your progesterone up and your estrogen down. Wild yam cream is easily applied to your wrists or somewhere that doesn't have alot of fat cells as it will be stored in fat cells. You can purchase wild yam cream at any health food store in the women's issue area usually. The iodine can be purchased online and is to get rid of cyst's in your ovaries and uterus (among many other wonderful benifits). I buy iodorol from amazon and take between 12. 5 mg and 50 mg a day as I get ovarian cysts quite often. As long as I keep up with the iodine I have not had any since starting it a few months ago. My period is now back to 4 to 5 days and 1 day of heavy flow. Your ovaries and uterus need iodine as much as your thyroid does. If you have tender breasts this can be helped with the iodine as well.

Copper is estrogen's companion so most likely you are getting too much copper and estrogen in your diet somehow. This is very common in this day and age so most of us women and even men have too much estrogen and not enough progesterone. Estrogen is not entirely bad but any hormone is bad if it is dominant. That's why it's best if you know the signs of each one that is dominant.

Too much testosterone in women can make us over sexually active, angrier or more tempermental, and sometimes we can get more manly features (like hair in the wrong places). Too much estrogen can cause heavy period's, emotional instability, ovarian cysts, cystic breasts, weight gain, and many other issues.

Too much progesterone can cause short and/or light periods, anxiety issues, weight loss, acne, hair loss, and some other minor issues.

So it is really good if you can watch for signs of one of them getting out of hand. If you think it's progesterone then add copper to your supplements for a while. If its testosterone then just using wild yam cream will help and taking zinc and copper together as well.

My philosophy is to stay away from synthetic hormones since they really mess with our bodies. I think women's sexual problems started with the birth of the birth control pill. I steer clear of anything that needs to be taken out of my body unless it is an absolute necessity. Even wisdom teeth. When you remove an organ from your body you are asking for a lifetime of instability. And when that organ helps to control your sexuality you can only imagine what your life will be like afterwards.

I mistakenly had my gallbladder removed before I got smart enough to understand the long term damage that is now being done to my liver and digestive system. Had I known then what I know now I would have done whatever I had to in order to keep the organ that helps digest fat. As you can imagine I will never be able to enjoy even an avocado without discomfort. So I would study up on what your uterus does and make sure you are willing to live without those functions before you have it removed."

11/01/2011: Jen from Bozeman, Mt, Us replies: "Iron deficiency isn't always the case with anemia. If you are dizzy it can be caused be other forms of anemia or other imbalances. Like pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency). Copper deficient anemia or thalasemia which is an inherited anemia and can actually be fatal if you take iron supplements. So make sure to find out if you are iron deficient or if it could possibly be one of the other (many) forms of anemia. Most doctors automatically assume it's iron deficiency if the hemeglobin is low but you need to ask them to test your iron levels to be sure.

Dizziness is caused by many many things so don't just assume it's iron deficiency. If you are unsure and iron deficiency has been ruled out then go to a Hematologist before you decide to get a hysterectomy. They can tell you what is going on with your blood more specifically. You also may have low blood pressure and not anemia at all. I am anemic and I was put on iron 3 pills a day for each of my 5 pregnancies. It never helped the anemia but the doctors insisted I keep taking it. I was diagnosed with thalasemia beta a few years later. I was lucky that the extreme amounts of iron the doctor perscribed did not do anything to me or my children that could have been fatal. But I do believe that the overdoses of iron caused my copper (iron is an antagonist to copper and vice versa) and selenium balance to go out of whack which caused my Graves Disease.

Doctors do not always have the right answers so be very careful. You have to take responsibility for what is put into and taken out of your body. You are the one who has to live with it for the rest of your life. Here is a helpful website explaining the copper deficiency vs iron deficiency and the importance of keeping a good balance.

http://ithyroid.com/anemia.htm"

11/01/2011: P from Middle, Fl replies: "WOW! I can't believe he recomends JUST taking out your uterus! As if you're his guinea pig! REALLLY? Please read up on it as much as possible, because once it's gone you won't get it back! A uterus is what makes your woman hormones! No uterus no balance, except the one your doc will inject in you! HE/SHE is a liar!!!!"

11/02/2011: Tiredofshaking from Los Angeles, Ca replies: "I used to have the worst menstruation cycles. Several days of cramping and heavy flow. I would want to just stay in bed. I often would have to do a super tampon with a heavy pad every few hours. I tried different Birth Control pills for years and nobody gave me the right one until my newer doctor suggested Lessina which is a low dose birth control pill (and there are several versions of it with various names so google Lessina and see) After several months this totally healed my periods and now they are easy and majorly stress free and less PMS all over! This was a miracle drug for me. I spent all my teens, 20s and most of my 30s in horrible periods with massive cramps, back pain and pms until someone finally got it right with this pill!

I don't know where you live but I have never in my life heard of a doctor suggesting removal of the uterus or ovaries because of cysts etc. They usually try other remedies or surgeries and only remove them if you have benign big tumors or cancers. It will remove all your natural feelings of hormones. I would try other things at first before you give up your female organs. It sounds ridiculously drastic to me.

Just know that the birth control pill Lessina takes time. I noticed a difference in my first couple of periods but it took time to resolve but each time it was better and better and now it is super light and only for a few days! A miracle. Seriously!"

11/03/2011: Tom from Arlington, Tx, Usa replies: "hi, I have read many testimonials from women with similar problems being helped by virgin coconut oil, 3 tablespoons a day, all responses were favorable in controling the problem.

Try it, it can't hurt- it is just a food source.

BOL,

Tom"

11/03/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "I think one of the reasons coconut oil works is because it is anti fungal. Many people have fungal/candida issues because of the antibiotics they have taken. If you don't take probiotics at the same time candida will take over the body. Coconut oil kills candida. I can't see how it would help menstrual issues other than from an anti fungal point of view.

Two things that will help menstrual issues are a magnesium (a deficiency may cause cramping) and iodine (your uterus needs iodine and also a deficiency will cause cysts).

Also now many people don't have saturated fat in their diets, the coconut oil adds that back in."

11/04/2011: Kitty from Melbourne, Australia replies: "Hi Shelly, you have some really good replies here so there's not much more that I can add. But I'll say that I know what you're going through as I had a very large fibroid tumour and it caused me hell! Originally is was about the size of a pea and not causing any real problems - but then an idiot doctor gave me a tetracycline antibiotic even though I told him I dont cope well with antibiotics - and I even asked him to test my liver first telling him my liver was damaged as a child by a doctor that OD'd me on aspirin - but he wouldnt test my liver first saying it wasnt necessary. Anyhoo, I took the antibiotics and within a few weeks that tiny pea size fibroid grew to the size of a cantaloupe! :( I was in so much pain and bleeding so heavily that I would flood a super tampon and super napkin worn together in 20 minutes! I couldn't leave the house - not good being self-employed! When I saw my regular doctor he told me the antibiotics had compromised my liver - well a compromised liver when it's already permanently damaged meant my liver could not metabolise estrogen and that triggered the rapid growth of the fibroid!

Every doctor I met said they couldn't remove it and I would need my uterus removed - but I would not do that - I eventually found a talented doctor that could remove it. The surgery transformed my life and I still have my uterus :) I was told that I'm now at a high risk of getting more fibroids as my estrogen levels got so whacked-out but what I have been doing ever since (and during the ordeal) is taking Lugol's Iodine or Iodoral tablets - which ever one I have at the time (ie. hasnt run out), Magnesium, B6, a liver complex, MSM, a multi with a good balance of B complex in it, zinc.

Iodine is really essential for healthy hormones and especially a healthy uterus! Good luck and bless x"

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