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Hi Berna,One family member who’s 36 yrs oldWith Ivf baby, delivered c section 14 mar 2022.
Hi Berna,One family member who’s 36 yrs oldWith Ivf baby, delivered c section 14 mar 2022. Didnt breast feed bcz she had little milk.postpartum bleeding for 45 days. Stopped then started bleeding again. Dr. Gave her birth control pills but it didnt stop the bleeding. They said its bcz the fibroid that she has causing the bleeding. Hormone tests done in july 2022 and it turned out that prolactin levels r high. Took dostenix 1 pill per week for 2 weeks and prolactin levels came bck to normal.In sep prolactin levels were high again (327) took dostenix 2 pills per week for 4 weeks, tests done again and it came down to 2.9.In November she did a surgery to remove the fibroid. Only then the irregular bleeding stopped. Period was late for 2 months and dr. Prescribed duphaston. Then got the period.Again period was late for 2 months. Did the prolactin test and it came out 184. Dr. Recommended to do MRI to check pituitary gland. It turned out its enlarged.Started dostenix 2pills per week end of march till today. Should she take vitex? We are very worried and trying to avoid any surgeries, what can regulate the cycle and bring down prolactin? Thank you for being there in our down times -
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Hi has any other type of blood chemistry testing been done like a liver panel? Blood sugar?
From a root cause perspective, low thyroid function (higher TSH) increases the level of Prolactin, which suppresses GnRH and can cause menstrual irregularity or cessation.
Was a full thyroid panel run? You can see what that entails in this video in the Thyroid Balance course.
Given that she had a fibroid removed, there was likely some estrogen dominance at play. Removing the fibroid doesn’t get rid of the dynamic that allowed it to happen, so I would encourage you to read our handout on estrogen dominance to get a better understanding of the reasons at play: xenoestrogens (outside estrogen mimickers), lower progesterone relative to estrogen, or lack of estrogen detox. These are essentially the contributing factors for developing estrogen dominance, which can lead to fibroids. This is probably a good place to start… do you know anything about her lifestyle choices (personal care products she uses, plastic bottle use, perfumes/scents, etc)?
We also have this 1-page handout that discusses other possible causes for Fibroids inside the Symptom Dictionary with some initial actions steps to consider.
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