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SYMPTOMS - REPRODUCTIVE - FEMALE CYCLE
 


In the 'Symptoms - Reproductive - Female Cycle' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about hot flashes:
 
Are you experiencing hot flashes?

 
Your answer  
...indicates  
...and suggests
1.   "Don't know"      
2.   "No, definitely not"    Absence of hot flashes   A symptom
3.   "Occasionally mild"    Having hot flashes   A symptom
4.   "Frequently mild / occasionally severe"    Having hot flashes   A symptom
5.   "Frequently severe"    Having hot flashes   A symptom


Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.  Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
 
Answers Condition Comment

 
 
3
4
5
Estrogens Low
(Women only)

 
 
3
4
5
Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance
(Women only) Studies indicate that progesterone can sometimes minimize hot flashes. Natural progesterone cream has been clinically demonstrated to provide relief from hot flashes in some women.



GLOSSARY

Progesterone
This is the hormone secreted after ovulation by the corpus luteum. It is a steroid (similar to a cholesterol), enters receptive cells to stimulate their growth, and acts as an anabolic agent. Estrogen should be viewed as the primary coat underneath all the cycles during a woman's reproductive years, with progesterone, its antagonist, surging for ten or twelve days in ovulatory months. Most of the actions of progesterone cannot occur without estrogen having previously induced the growth of progesterone-receptive binding sites.




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