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Soy products..such as soy milk,can they help?

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lee12629
lee12629

I think ive read soy acts as an estrogen would.Do any of you drink soy milk etc and if so,does it help?Thanks.

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  • Anshe
    Anshe lee12629

    Posted

    I drink soy milk Lee and take soy isoflavone tablets but it doesn't make any difference to me. My consultant said that soy products only contain very weak oestrogen so I wouldn't rely on using this.
  • tracy12090
    tracy12090 lee12629

    Posted

    Your definitely going down a similar path I've been drinking soy for about a year. As I suddenly got an intolerance to milk out of the blue. As I'm taking do much other stuff I can't tell if it's helpful :-)
  • Anshe
    Anshe lee12629

    Posted

    Yes difficult to tell when you are taking other things Tracy. Unfortunately the only product that seems to workfor me is HRT cream and I don't want to stay on that too long. Am thinking of giving lubricants and moisturisers a go but can't imagine they'll be as effective.
    • tracy12090
      tracy12090 Anshe

      Posted

      Moisturisers have their place as an aide but I don't think they solve the underlying condition :-(
  • Anshe
    Anshe lee12629

    Posted

    Unfortunately I think you're right but I suppose it's worth a go for a short time to see what happens. I expect the only real lasting help will come from HRT but I'm loathe to stay on it very long.
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