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botanicaladdiction, Shandril:
Welcome.
Phyto-estrogen can be fickle because, as you'll read here at Susan's, it works well for some and has no effect on others.
Many common foods are laced with levels of phyto-e and you can also obtain it through herbs, spices, and teas.
Read, study, and learn all you can about phyto-e before getting too involved. If you try it, you need not spend extra money at specialty shops. Beware that some teas and concoctions can be tricky if you do not know what you are doing, same danger as with self-medicating on an otherwise prescribed drug.
I studied about herbal remedies for several months and attended classes taught by experienced, licenced herbalists at the herb store before I delved into consuming herbal phyto-e. I learned to consume phyto-e through a variety of foods, herbs, spices, and teas during or absent ERT; variety is important to me to avoid danger from a single source.
My anatomy takes well to phyto-e. I was off-meds more than 13 months (2014 - 2015). I showed within 'low normal' for 'menopausal female' (I am age 59, after all) when I got my semi-annual blood draw from that period; those results satisfied my endo. I spiked 'high' for 'adult female' at the next blood draw when I was still using phyto-e plus resumed meds. I am currently doing minimal phyto-e for my latest period to check how I do on meds only.
Deborah: My grocery chain's pharmacy includes my prescription in their '$10 for 90 days' plan. I have MediCare; that cuts the price to less than $3 for 90 days. Yep, there is no need to do exotic forms of ERT when pharmacies fill prescriptions at such reasonable prices.
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