I find it amazing that we have almost 3,000 members and I didn't get a
single reply to the last question I posted and I posted it twice..... I
wonder if it is because the question is so hard no one knows the answer, or
no one has time or is it so simple that every one thinks I should know the
answer....

I will repost it here , just in case some one has an idea  and can help me
and my client . Thanks,
Cindy

Hello,
I am reposting this because I posted this on the 1st of April and to date
have not received any replies....
Thank you


I have a few questions for you all that I am unable to answer and am hoping
you can help me, I have been working with this couple since the birth of
their daughter and the following is a copy of an e mail they sent me and I
am posting it with permission :
Her daughter is about 15  months old now and mom does have MS.....


(Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me)
Cindy






I've been interested in the possible link between hormones & MS, and
>  > had some testing done by a lab out west.
>(Saliva-testing, not blood testing.  Supposedly saliva testing is
>better because progesterone doesn't bind to the right part of the
>blood or something like that.)
>  >
>>  The tests came back that
>>
>>  a) my progesterone/estrogen are out of balance:  too little
>>  progesterone compared to the estrogen.
>>
>>  b) I quite low in testosterone.
>>
>>
>>  So I had two questions for you:
>>
>>  1) could the low progesterone and low testosterone actually be caused
>  > entirely by breastfeeding? The symptoms seem similar (low libido
>etc.) to those reported with breastfeeding, and the lab said that
>"breastfeeding often suppresses ovarian activity so it definitely
>could be the cause," but actually she has had regular periods since
>just after she started breastfeeding so I don't think her ovarian
>activity is necessarily suppressed.
>  >
>>
>  > 2) More importantly, if she does start taking hormones (natural
>  > progesterone or artificial, and some form of testosterone) are these
>>  generally safe or unsafe while breastfeeding?
>>


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Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC
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