Hi Uptick
Thank you for that info that would make sense. I’ve heard that sometimes ovaries can just poop out after being left due to poor blood flow/scar tissue but it’s not unreasonable to think they could be adding in fits and starts now and again.
The progesterone dropping off makes massive sense too. I know that oestrogen AND progesterone play a part in the pineal relationship with melatonin production. Melatonin gets you to sleep and drops off in the morning when cortisol takes over to get you up. I can go off ok it’s the staying asleep part I’m not good at 🤣
I know there’s loads of concerns over using progesterone when you don’t have a womb but again I wonder whether like Amazing grace said we are quite behind with the idea of using it in small amounts with women who’ve had a surgical menopause or natural and just can’t sleep ?🤔
Be interested to know what info you find at LN clinic Gnatty.
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I’m also 52 so I doubt my ovaries will be doing anything?
Hi Louise, your ovaries are probably still functioning, albeit in a very erratic way, which is precisely the root of your symptoms, caused by peaks and throughs in oestrogen levels. Your progesterone levels on the other hand are dropping steadily. You probably need a very high dose of oestrogen to try to override your cycle or progesterone to counteract the oestrogen peaks, which is quite tricky because we don't know when they're happening, it's trial and error, I'm afraid.
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