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Gained 15kg 1 year.saw endocrinologist.suspects estrogen dominance.both blood tests done previously were on my period.given utrogestan 100mg days 18-25 cycle.used for 2 months.weight continues to go up.34 years old.
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Check for: insulin resistance, as this is very likely as well. This makes weight gain very troublesome. Carbohydrates are stored rather than burned, more easily. At risk for diabetes as well. Metabolic syndrome, is another way to describe this, as well a polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Answered 12/30/2019
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