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> Date:    Mon, 13 May 1996 19:09:44 -0400
> From:    Ruth Wilson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: ppd estrogen
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> i posted earlier but had a 14 yr old yelling at me to get off the computer
> we have a concert to go to ( her french horn).
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> i hope everyone understood i'm in a dilemma re: using estrogen vs
> antidepressants such as Zoloft, Prozac or tricyclics those are the choice
> between two evils i worry about....what else is out there for ppd

I've been hearing that natural progesterone cream, made from
wild yam, is far prefferable to estrogen and has helped people
with ppd and has no bad side effects except the cost runs around
$20 a month in a particular multi level marketing brand.  I
haven't any personal experience with it.

- Joyce Mitchell
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