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Hi Linda, I haven't been here for quite awhile. I just browse on occasion. I haven't needed these boards, since I found my answer, but I had to respond to your post.

I am 55, and finally had my hormones checked. I had a suspicion that the increase in my symptoms had something to do with menopause. I went to a naturopathic doctor and found that I had -0-, I repeat -0- progesterone in my body. My estrogen had dropped off, but not enough to supplement. I was estrogen dominant. I went on, (of course, BHRT...I would not do synthetic), topical progesterone cream twice a day and my IBS vanished. I mean gone completely. It has been months and I feel so wonderful, I can't explain it. You could not pay me enough to stop my cream. I just knew it correlated to menopause, and I will tell you something else. The doc who I saw (he is wonderful, and I don't usually say that about docs), said to me that many women, even in their reproductive years would benefit from BHRT, and so would their IBS. I am a firm believer now. And believe me, I did a ton of research on BHRT and the associated risks and benefits, before I would agree to take them into my body. I am a health fanatic, and will hardly even take an aspirin.

I don't know what her newsletter said, but I would think long and hard before I stopped BHRT. Of course, it is your decision, and you could try going off it to see what would happen, but it is my guess that your symptoms might worsen.

I doubt if I will be back here much, because I find these boards very biased, and if you speak outside the rules, you are censored. However, please feel free to email me. I will add my email address again, for a short period of time, so I hope you grab it.

I wish you well!

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