ESTROGEN DOMINANCE
DEFINITION
Estrogen dominance is a condition in which a woman can have deficient, normal or excessive levels of estrogen, but has little progesterone to balance the estrogen level.

DIAGNOSING ESTROGEN DOMINANCE
We use both hair analysis and salvia testing to determine the level of estrogen dominance if any. The protocols that we use to address it are listed below and are modified according the results of the lab tests.

The product formulas we use are exclusively Standard Process formulations. Everything from this company is organically grown and formulated to therapeutically address specific metabolic functions. It is never recommended that one try to self prescribe herbal or food formulas.˜Lab tests are always done before any protocols are implemented even if symptoms are present.

COMMON CAUSES
• Stress (excess cortisol displaces progesterone)
• Xenohormone exposure
• Use of oral or injected contraceptives
• Conventional HRT
• Adrenal Fatigue
• Poor diet (usually high in carb, low fat)
• Consumption of trans-fats
• Nutritional deficiencies (especially magnesium, zinc, copper and B complex vitamins)
• Luteal Insufficiency (insufficient ovarian progesterone production)
• Anovulatory cycles (cycle where menstruation occurs, but no ovulation, and therefore no
ovarian progesterone is produced)
• Obesity (in postmenopausal women, estrogen is made in the fat cells; excess fat cells make excess estrogen.)

COMMON SYMPTOMS
1. Anxiety, irritability, anger, agitation
2. Cramps, heavy bleeding, prolonged bleeding, clots
3. Water retention/weight gain, bloating
4. Breast tenderness, lumpiness, enlargement, fibrocystic breasts
5. Mood swings, depression
6. Headaches/migraines
7. Food cravings, sweet cravings, chocolate cravings
8. Muscle pains, joint pains, back pain
9. Acne
10. Foggy thinking, memory difficulties
11. Fat gain, especially in abdomen, hips and thighs
12. Cold hands and feet (hypothyroid because estrogen blocks thyroid hormones)
13. Blood sugar instability, Insulin Resistance
14. Irregular periods
15. Decreased sex drive
16. Gall bladder problems
17. Infertility
18. Insomnia
19. Osteoporosis
20. Endometriosis, Adenmyosis
21. Polycystic ovaries
22. Uterine fibroids
23. Cervical dysplasia
24. Allergic tendencies
25. Autoimmune disorder
26. Breast, uterine, cervical, or ovarian cancer


ESTROGEN DOMINANCE PROTOCOL
For Cycling Women
INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS
• Lower Carb Mediterranean Type Diet
• Eliminate xenohormone exposure
• 21 day purification diet and supplemental support
Address Support For The Following:
• Adrenals
• Hypothalamus – functions to support brain neuro-hormonal signaling to the ovaries
• Pituitary
• Live and Gallbladder

Consider using the following for 36 months:
1. Ovex or Ovex P = Dosage – 2-3 tablets 3x/day
    a. Assists the corpus luteum in progesterone production
    b. Helps stop excessive menstrual bleeding
2. Chase Tree – Dosage – 1-2 tablets first thing in the morning
    a. Stimulates the LH surge from the pituitary
    b. Promotes healthy ovulation and therefore progesterone production
    c. Helps stop excessive menstrual bleeding
    d. Helps establish normal overall menstrual cycle length
    e. Promotes healthy luteal phase timing and function
3. Hypothalamus PMG and/or Pituitrophin PMG – Dosage – 2-3 tablets /day (or more) of either or both
    a. To support brain neurohormonal signaling to the ovaries (often the
missing piece to the puzzle)
4. Gastrofiber – Dosage- 3 capsules 2x/day (remember it is important to gradually
increase fiber or temporary constipation can result)
     a. Binds hormone metabolites in the gut
     b. Decreases the enzymes that facilitate reabsoprtion and recycling of
          hormones from the gut.

For emotional symptoms of PMS (anxiety, irritability, anger, depression, etc)

1. Zinc Liver Chelate – Dosage – 2-4 tablets/day
    c. For production and proper function of progesterone
    d. Helps decrease anxiety, irritability, depression and PMS
    e. Needed to metabolize sugar
    f. Activates insulin
    g. Prevent (or clears up) acne (along with vitamins B6 and A)
    h. Balances excess copper

PLUS
2. B6 Niacinamide – Dosage -1 tablet 2x/day
    a. To activate zinc
    b. Helps with most symptoms of PMS

AND/OR
Nevaton- Dosage – 1-2 tablets; up to 3x/day
    a. Should not be used with conventional antidepressants

Sweet Cravings:
1. Gymnema – Dosage – 2 tablets 2x/day

Chocolate cravings:
1. Magnesium Lactate- Dosage – 2-3 capsules 2-3x/day

AND/OR
2. Gymnema-Dosage – 2 tablets – 2x/day
For adrenal support:
1. Drenamin- Dosage – 2-3 tablets 2-3x/day and Cataplex     B-same dosage

AND/OR
2. Licorice High Grade- Dosage- ½ tsp. 2x/day
Excessively high levels of Estrogen:
1. Wild Yam Complex-Dosage-1 tablet 3-4x/day
    a. A phytoestrogen that displaces stronger human estrogens from their receptors

3. Consider Liver Detox Protocol or SP Purification Program Sluggish Gall Bladder or Gall Bladder removed:

1. Estrogen Dominance tends to coagulate the bile

2. See Gall Bladder page in digestion section Additional Uterine Support

1. Utrophin PMG- Dosage – 1-3 tablets 2-3x/day