Hormones are chemical messengers, they are secreted into the blood by the endocrine organs, they are carried around the body in the blood stream to target organs, which are controlled by specific hormones.

Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are the three hormones in woman that are most often out of sync.

However, other hormones such as DHEA, cortisol and thyroxine which is made from your thyroid gland could be low,  leading to symtoms of poor sleep, lack of libido, irritability, tiredness and weight gain.

A simple Thyroid Function Test (TFT) would determine if your thyroid gland is producing enough thyroxine.

The hormone Progesterone is made by a woman’s ovaries and in smaller amounts by the adrenal glands, this is the hormone that I tend to focus on the most to avoid symptoms of estrogen dominance, it is the calming, protective hormone and throughout this website the importance of progesterone and what it can do for your health will be mentioned.

Progesterone is the most dominant hormone, it helps regulate the menstrual cycles, it is essential in creating and maintaining pregnancy, regulates blood sugar levels, builds bones, brain activity, although it is not a sex hormone it is a precursor to the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone which are essential for healthy body functioning.

Progesterone is a precursor to the sex hormones estrogen/testosterone.

Unlike estrogen and testosterone, progesterone is not responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics that woman and men get at puberty.

Progesterone is made from Cholesterol, it is then converted to pregnenolone which then converts into progesterone.

Research is shown that lack of progesterone can lead to all sorts of medical complications that may have been prevented.

Hysterectomy, fibroids, osteoporosis, unexplained infertility, miscarriage, facial hair, acne, heavy bleeding, ovarian cysts, PMS, PND and menopausal symptoms to name a few have all been linked to lack of progesterone which will naturally decrease as we age, but can start causing problems from as early on as puberty.

By looking at the category that may be affecting you on this website, you will see the importance of having enough progesterone to produce and balance all your other hormones through out your hormonal life cycle.

Research has shown that one in ten woman will experience PND to varying degrees, new research suggests that is nearer to one in three as most PND goes undetected.

Some Symptoms of PND can include loss of appetite, insomnia, crying, feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and problems developing a bond with the baby.

These can develop immediately after birth although research shows that it is more likely to occur three to six months after the baby is born and can last several years if left untreated.

During pregnancy your hormones will rise by 50 to 100 times, once baby is born and the placenta  is released your hormones will start to plummet rapidly and within three days will return to normal.

I hope through this service and my website that if I can stop other woman going through PND/anxiety and  preventing it from occurring in the first place then it will be worth it.

My service is private, confidential and one on one.

In order to get the best result I will be liaising with your GP, Homeopaths, Midwifes and Plunket.

I take a holistic approach offering:
•Practical advice for all woman going through PND or the baby blues.
•The Addressing of hormonal imbalances
•Ways of Coping with Sleep deprivation
•Nutritional advice
•Assessment and Intervention
•Mechanisms to cope with lifestyle or relationship changes
•Support for the whole family

The benefit of using my service is that you avoid all the referral process. This can be stressful if you are not feeling up to par.

A Member of the NZNO All forms of referrals including self referrals are accepted

From the moment you leave hospital the focus in your life has changed.

You are now responsible for a new life as well as yourself.

Through pregnancy and childbirth you would have experienced many changes, these will continue for sometime after the baby is born and can affect the way you think and feel, this can be due to many factors such as hormonal imbalances, mineral and vitamin deficiencies, sleep deprivation, difficult pregnancy/birth or lifestyle changes.

If a woman presents to me with post natal anxiety or depression and has never suffered with this before before baby was born, the first thing I would check would be her hormones which can wreck havoc on the way we think and feel.

During pregnancy the levels of hormone progesterone in the mother increase by 50 to 100 times, yet within three days of giving birth they will be back to normal, a woman can lose up to 75% of her hormones through the delivery of the placenta alone.

With this kind of dramatic plummeting in hormones it is hardly surprising that a woman may suffer from post natal anxiety/depression.

Progesterone cream applied to the skin once or twice a day at the correct doseage can work wonders to naturally rise progesterone levels back to their normal ranges. 

By increasing progesterone, estrogen levels will also be corrected back to their normal levels.

Renown American obstetrician Christiane Northrup is recommending that any woman who may be prone to PND should use progesterone cream the minute the baby is born.

We are taught how to breast feed, change nappies, and general safety for the baby, but many of us are not prepared for how a baby may make YOU feel.

I am here to help you as the referral point to check your progesterone levels through a saliva test and to deal with all the other issues may arise after baby is born.

 I will be offering services that cover

• • Practical support  for those experiencing Post natal depression or the “baby blues”
  • How to detect the early warning signs of PND.
  • Appropriate referrals to the relevant services
  • Assessment and intervention as and when required
  • Advice on dealing with sleep deprivation
  • Dealing with Isolation/Loneliness issues
  • Hormonal imbalances
  • Mood swings (emotional highs and lows)
  • Relationship and lifestyle changes
  • Coping with Stress
  • Nutritional advice/Body image issues
  • Providing support networks for individuals and families.

 

Progesterone levels will be low at this point once your periods have ceased.

The rollar coaster lead up to this event may have left you a little weary, your body has been preparing itself for the  last few years, you may not have even noticed you have reached menopause or you may have had to deal with the horrible night sweats, hot flushes, loss of bone density and irregular/heavy periods to name a few.

Whatever your journey it is never too late to start using progesterone cream, even when your periods stop your progesterone levels will be low as your body has been preparing for this event for some time and it is likely estrogen will become the dominant hormone.

The use of progesterone cream used on days 5-28 at the correct doseage can maintain a balance/working harmony between the two hormones for the rest of your life.

Do you suffer from:

PMT, PND (Post natal depression), Menopause, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mood swings, forgetfulness, Heavy Bleeding, Anxiety, Irritability?

You could be low in Progesterone, the most dominant hormone your body will produce.

A lack of progesterone can lead to Estrogen dominance which has become extremely common in women due to modern everyday living.

Progesterone Cream is a natural hormone (bio identical) made from wild yams or soya beans. that is completely identical to the natural hormone your body produces.

Testing

A simple saliva test will measure your progesterone levels. You can order your saliva test kit on this page (just click on the banner above).

Cost:

For a Saliva test kit – $33.13 (includes the kit, testing your saliva and postage)

Once your saliva has been tested and your results are delivered to us, we then arrange a time to have a 1 hr consultation going through these test results, your medical history, symptoms etc. (Assuming your results come back showing you are low in progesterone)

1 hr consultation – $50 (more details below).

Total: $83.13

This website will help you understand about hormones in the most basic of terms, usually when we pick up a book it can be full of jargon and words that are hard for most of us who are not medically trained to understand.

It is my intention to give woman an understanding of why they may be experiencing some of the unwanted side effects from a very common term titled ‘estrogen dominance’.

Every woman is an individual with their own unique needs, we all have our own personality and quirky traits, having a few mood swings or getting angry now and again is healthy and very normal, so it is not my intention to turn woman into calm/passive replicas of their former selves, but to bring back the real YOU before the hormone imbalance occurred.

Woman of any age/stage of their lives who are experiencing Pre Menstrual Syndrome, Post natal anxiety/depression, menopause/pre/ peri menopause and infertility issues will benefit from my personalised services.

Each category will go over what some common terms mean, why you may be experiencing the symptoms and how to effectively treat it.

Progesterone cream, a natural bioidentical hormone is what I will be recommending to treat ‘estrogen dominance’ if it requires treating.

The cream is having some fantastic results for woman all around the world, the website will set up a blog to show you how it has transformed woman’s lives and saved relationships.

If you are a woman suffering from the debilitating symptoms of PMS, PND, Menopause or infertility it would be wise to check your progesterone levels through a simple saliva test.

The website will go through how to test your levels, how to find out if you are ‘estrogen dominant’, what the causes are, the history of progesterone cream, how it is made, when to apply it depending on your symptoms and stage of your hormonal life span.

It is my intention as a Registered Nurse with over ten years experience and a sufferer of both PND/anxiety and PMS to help inform/educate woman in the best way possible so you can make an informed choice.

A one hour comprehensive phone call or one on one session will assess your individual needs and personalise a plan to help make your life as rewarding as it should be, living free from hormone imbalance.

I will take all the stress away from you, by ordering the saliva test, going over the results with you, looking at your lifestyle/stress factors/diet/vitamins/minerals /medical history and if required will order the cream prescribed via a GP and monitor your progress in an ongoing relationship.

Besides checking progesterone levels, more common in woman from 35 onwards it is important to look at DHEA/estrogen and testosterone levels.

A good combination that works well in woman suffering from menopausal symptoms is the use of bioidentical progesterone/estrogen cream with 7-keto DHEA.

Take the time to read and inform yourself, I look forward to talking with you.

My contact details are:

LISE MOODY
078230063
0274549530
Lise@naturalhormones.co.nz

Your body needs protective progesterone to work in harmony with estrogen its counterpart,estrogen will be working alone if your body is not producing enough progesterone to balance the effects of aggressive estrogen. (Estrone E1 and estradiol E2)

Estrogen dominance does not mean your body is making too much estrogen but that the lack of progesterone is causing estrogen to become the dominant hormone and without its important partner can play havoc on the way we think and feel.

Estrogen dominance is far more common now than it used to be.

Hence we are seeing a rise in pre menstrual tension, (PMT) lack of libido, post natal anxiety/depression, severe pre and menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, fibroids, mood swings, heavy periods, weight gain/bloating migraines, miscarriages, infertility and sleep disturbances to name a few.

This has been linked to the environment we now live in and increased stress in our life.

Exposure to daily life such as pollution, plastics, pesticides, chemicals, some foods we eat and the hormone pill can produce what we call xenoestrogens.

This means we carry an unnatural burden of foreign estrogens, progesterone may help us reduce the effects of this.

We can’t go through life wrapped in a bubble or wearing masks everywhere we go, we have to still enjoy ourselves and not be overtly worried that everything we eat /drink or breathe in is going to make us sick, but now we know from research and case studies that progesterone can shield us from the ghastly side effects of too much estrogen and can act as a prevention towards an array of unwanted side effects.

Estrogen Dominance can occur from puberty and if left untreated can cause distressing symtoms right through to menopause.

As we age progesterone naturally declines, when a woman is officially in menopause (has not had a period for a year or longer ) her progesterone will be at an all time low, hence the distressing symtoms of menopause such as the hot flashes/flushes, night sweats, low libido.

The molecular structure of a natural hormone is identical to what your body will make even though it is made up in a laboratory, it is safe and free from the side effects that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) tends to produce.

The HRT hormones given to you by your doctor are synthetic, they are not natural and are not found any where in nature.

Premarin is made from the urine of a pregnant mare, so unless you are half horse, half human it is not going to be natural to your body.

If molecular structures are different even by one atom the instructions given to the cells are different, hormones that are not natural to the body can be  harmful.

Research has linked synthetic HRT to an unacceptable rise in breast cancer/stroke.

• Depending on the HRT regimen some women will have irregular bleeding
• Side effects such as breast tenderness, headaches, nausea or weight gain, and mood swings
• An increased risk of breast cancer
• An increased risk of gallstones
• An increased risk of endometrial cancer (for oestrogen only treatment)
• An increased risk of blood clot.
• An increased risk of heart disease
• An increased risk of stroke
• An increased risk of dementia.

It is not my intention in this website or with the woman I deal with to tell them to come off synthetic HRT, especially  if they are finding it is working for them, if it isn’t broken don’t fix it.

It is my intention however to fully inform woman of their choices and educate them to make the choice that best suits them.

If you are looking to come of synthetic HRT onto natural hormones, then it needs to be done correctly and I would always liase with your GP before even considering this option and do it in a controlled manner.

Estrogen is the hormone that makes you female, creating the breast and hips, menstural periods and high pitched voice.

Estrogen dominance does not mean your body is making to much estrogen but that the lack of progesterone is making it the dominant hormone and without its important partner it can play havoc on the way we think and feel.

Estrogen dominance is far more common now than it used to be, hence we are seeing a rise in pre menstrual tension, (PMT) lack of libido, post natal anxiety/depression, severe pre and menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, fibroids, mood swings, heavy periods, weight gain/bloating  migraines, miscarriages, infertility and sleep disturbances to name a few.

This has been linked to the environment we now live in and increased stress in our life.

Exposure to daily life such as pollution, plastics, pesticides, chemicals, some foods we eat  and the hormone pill can produce what we call xenoestrogens.

This means we carry an unnatural burden of foreign estrogens, progesterone may help us reduce the effects of this.

We can’t go through life wrapped in a bubble or wearing masks everywhere we go,  we have to still enjoy ourselves and not be overtly worried that everything we eat /drink or breathe in is going to make us sick, but we can take some steps to reduce the effects by making some simple lifestyle changes.

We now know from research and case studies that progesterone can shield us from the ghastly side effects of too much estrogen by balancing each other out, it not only reduces the unwanted symptoms but can act as a prevention towards an array of common illnesses as a woman ages and progesterone declines.

Apart from premarin which is made from a pregnant mares urine, synthetic hormones are also made from soybeans or wild yams.

In other words the manufactures are taking a perfectly good natural hormone and changing the molecular structure to make them unique, not found in nature so they can be patented and profitable.

Patented drugs are important to drug company profits because the company that invents them can sell them exclusively for many years without competition.

Research shows conventional HRT carries an unacceptable risk of breast cancer, heart attacks and strokes and many other unwanted side effects.

Natural hormones cannot be patented and are less expensive.

Progestin’s are synthetic hormones used in birth control pills and conventional HRT, provera is the most commonly used Progestin  in HRT, PremPro the most conventional HRT  using a  combination of Premarin and Provera.

A blood test does not provide an accurate picture of available hormones, as most of the hormones in your body are unusable-tightly bound to proteins in the bloodstream.

Only 1 to 2 per cent escape the bindings and are free bioavailable to enter tissues throughout the body.

Conventional blood tests measure only the total level of hormones in the blood stream.

One of the tissues that  bioavailable hormones enter is the saliva gland, which passes freely into the saliva.

During your pre menopausal phase your hormones will be in a constantly changing, they could read very low one day, then very high the next.

My advice to woman on the cream and who do the saliva testing is to gauge for themselves how they are feeling by keeping a daily diary, or simly monitoring your symtoms.

If for example saliva levels are reading consistanly high and your symtoms seem to have reduced or gone away then stopping the cream for a few months and re checking your saliva tests may be an option.

Saliva testing is easy, no pricking involved.

We have a ready supply of saliva test kits with instructions, we simply post you the tests, you send it to the lab in a courier bag for $28.12, your results will be send to me.

My role as a Registered Nurse is to then go over the results and do a comprehensive assessment and work out what  will work for you as an individual.

It is not just about whacking on the cream, we go through a full one hours assessment with a questionare and  look at any underlying issues such as diet, exercise,  minerals. vitamins, stress , previous medical history.

In some cases you may not even need the progesterone cream and there may be a need for further tests carried out on your other hormones such as estrogens or testosterone, DHEA or you simply require some life style changes/counselling or looking into any other underlying medical conditions.

Maintaining hormonal harmony will occur over the rest of your life and our relationship with you will be ongoing.
Maintain your own  diary on what your symptoms are and monitor how they improve, based on the initial questionnaire.