Overview

Please see conventional, complimentary and alternative medical treatments for important background information regarding the different types of medical treatments discussed on this page. Naturopathic, Complimentary and Alternative treatments that may be considered include:

Etiology

Estrogen Dominance, Hypothyroidism, and Iodine Deficiency share many common symptoms [Starr2005, pg 195]:
  • Weight gain
  • Irregular or heavy periods
  • PMS
  • Depression
  • Migraines
  • Blood-clotting problems
  • Fibroids
  • Ovarian cysts
  • Endometriosis
  • Breast cancer

Differential Diagnosis

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    Hypothyroid
  • Estrogen Dominance
  • Progesterone Dominance

Treatment

Naturopathic, Complimentary and Alternative Treatments

  • Treat iodine and thyroid deficiencies first.
  • In cases of estrogen dominance, consider supplementing with transdermal bioidentical progesterone cream [Lee], [Starr2005, pg 195].

Neurotransmitter Balancing

Neuro Research [Hinz2015] reports that PMS can be benefited by balancing neurotransmitter levels in the body.

Dr. Weyrich has been trained in neurotransmitter balancing protocols, but has not treated PMS using this technique.

Please see What is Neurotransmitter Balancing? for more information.

References