Natural Alternative To Tibolone

There are natural alternatives to Tibolone. Tibolone is a man made chemical which mimics the hormone estrogen, but without the build up of the endometrium.

I have been taking natural hormones (not Premarin or any other patented drug) for about a year, and find that once the most suitable regime is found to suit the patient personally, it is effective. No night sweats. No mood swings. No aching joints.

I live in Thailand and have been fortunate in meeting a healthcare professional who is extremely helpful and knowledgable about HRT. She has guided me and I am blessed to have met her, when I read the awful awful symptoms so many of you are suffering. I am posting here in the hope that this information will help some of you.

Unfotunately, I probably have to stop taking the natural hormones (in gel or gelcap form) since I have endometriosis. And estrogen builds up the lining of the womb. It is important to shed the lining every month, but this does not mean that the whole of the linining to the womb (the endometrium) is shed. Retaining it can be bad and must be monitored.

I have been to two specialists here in Bangkok, and today, finally met a US qualified and board certified specialist who really knew what he was talking about. My friend came with me to the consult.

Both previous specialists told me I should have a full hysterectomy. This one (who trained at the Mayo clinic in the USA) says that is nonsense and simply not required. He is delighted that the natural gels work for me, but suggests I \"try\" Livial for a month, to see how it goes.

He said if it did not suit me, I should go back to the natural gels.

My American friend who is a health professional with a Masters Degree who works in Public health, agreed. It was she who explained to me that drugs are only developed which are NOT natural products. Natural products cannot be patented. Therefore the drug giants cannot make huge amounts of money from them. Hence the horse urine extract and Premarin. But maybe their are some women who find this synthetic hormone works for them. \"horses for courses\" (no pun intended).

So, to cut to the chase, it IS possiblee to get Estrogel in the UK, which is a gel which is absorbed through the skin. It is also possible to get Progestogel which is similarly absorbed through the skin, thus avoiding having to ingest drugs.

I started taking Estrogel to combat the most awful itching and night sweats (plus insomnia) and it worked in three days. What a relief! But using \"unopposed estrogen\" can be dangerous, so then \"discovered\" that Progesterone gel is also available. Sadly not in Thailand, but fortunately my friend got me some on a trip to Cambodia.

Trials have shown that HRT absorbed through the skin is more effective than pills ingested because they do not have to pass the liver.

Having suffered myself, I strongly agree that this is a problem which needs to be taken seriously. One lady says that \"we are the backbone of the community\" and she is right. If this were a problem men suffered, I feel sure that much more would have been done about how to cope with it.

If any of you ladies out there can get your hands on a copy of Mimms (used by the pharmacists in Boots and just about every other pharmacy) look up Estrogel and it will give the maker, the distributer etc. So few women in Thailand know about this that Thailand does not import it any more, but fortunately, I have access to other countries who are more enlightened.

I believe the distributor of Uterogestan is French. They also are the distributors of Progestogel. Both these are absolutely natural hormones and are,at the molecular level, absolutely identical to those produced by the human body. Those who wish to Google seaarch for \"bio-identical\" hormones.

I have added this site to my faourites and hope to be of help to other ladies who are suffering. I will be returning to this site often, so if I can help further, please let me know.

English Lady in Thailand

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