Endometriosis Kit
USD $169.99
This kit is designed to help you balance and modulate your hormones, providing the nutrition needed at a cellular level to help manage endometriosis.
Kit Includes:
- Information and Instructions by e-mail after consultation
- 1 box of MaxGXL, glutathione accelerator
- 1 bottles, 60 caps each of Indole 3 Carbinol Suppliment (I3C)
- 1, 2oz Tube of bio-identical progesterone cream, 500mg of Pg per oz
- 20 minute consultation with our staff
- Free Shipping
Understanding a little bit about what promotes and causes endometriosis will help you to better understand how this kit can benefit you. The following is a partially republished article about "Endometriosis". You can find and request the complete article as well as other related articles in the
"article library" section in this store. The article that follows is included with this kit in its entirety.
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Endometriosis Epidemic
The Endometriosis Association states it is extremely rare that a woman in this day and age should ever need a hysterectomy for endometriosis, no matter how severe. Yet, three out of four gynecologists told women, 'You have already had your children, so if we find that you have extensive endometriosis, the best option is to perform a hysterectomy.' This was in response to yet undiagnosed severe pelvic pain. The thought of a hysterectomy has sent many searching for the cause for the intense pain they are experiencing.
Careful Diagnosis
Pelvic examinations by a highly skilled gynecologist may disclose nodules or lesions on the ovaries but ultrasound tests rarely confirm endometriosis. The only way to know for certain is through a procedure called laparoscopy. This surgery, performed under general anesthetic, involves inserting a light-containing telescope through a small incision in your navel and another one or two small incisions along the bikini line for the instruments.
Remember, a laparoscopy is only as good as the surgeon who performs the exam. To remove all the endometriosis tissue requires a physician who is committed to biopsying and getting rid of all suspicious abnormalities. Endometrial tissue can look like tiny blueberries or black spots, white, yellow or red-like cysts varying from tiny bluish or dark brown blisters to large chocolate cysts up to 20 centimeters in diameter. Only biopsy can confirm which tissue is truly endometriosis.
It is not uncommon for endometrial cells to grow on the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the pelvic ligaments, the outer surface of the uterus, bladder, the large intestine and the covering of the abdominal cavity. Women are often misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, bladder infections, appendix attack, 'just' PMS or painful cramps. But you know your body better than anyone. If you feel bad, something is wrong!
Seven Early Warning Symptoms of Endometriosis
1. Menstrual cramps that increase in severity
2. Intermenstrual pain, usually at mid-month
3. Painful intercourse or dyspareunia
4. Infertility of unknown origin
5. Feel you have a bladder infection but tests are always negative
6. Pelvic pain that is all-encompassing
7. History of ovarian cysts
What Causes Endometriosis?
Until recently, the most widely accepted theory to explain the cause of endometriosis was that of retrograde menstruation. Supposedly, tiny fragments of normal endometrial tissue (from the lining of the uterus) travel up the fallopian tubes and take residence in the abdominal or pelvic cavity. Here this tissue acts as it would in the uterus in accordance with the monthly menstrual cycle. The blood often cannot escape, however, and causes the formation of deposits. The deposits respond to estrogen produced in folicular phase of the cycle.
Our Immune System is the Key
New research points to a glitch in the immune system. Dr David Redwine, world renowned expert and director of the Endometriosis Institute of Bend, Oregon, believes that some women are born with abnormally located endometrial cells and that something goes astray with the immune system, causing the cells to become active. This theory seems more plausible as endometrial lesions are often found far from the pelvic cavity in other areas of the body.
Environmental Pollutants Linked to Endometriosis
Convincing evidence has linked organochlorine exposure to the development of endometriosis. Carolyn De Marco, in her book Take Charge of Your Body, states that dioxins are a group of 75 chemicals used to make PVC plastics (our drinking water runs through pipes made from PVC in our homes), solvents, pesticides, refrigerants and in the pulp and paper industry. These same chemicals also persist in the fats of meat and dairy products a major source of dioxins. These environmental pollutants mimic the action of estrogen in the body and increase our carcinogenic estrogens. Women should refuse to use bleached paper products. This includes toilet paper, sanitary napkins and especially tampons. Do not use plastic containers to store food and do not microwave your foods in plastic either. Emphasize whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruits in your diet. Cut down on fats from milk and meat products. Buy organic foods whenever possible.
Use a nutritional supplement program that includes Indole-3-carbinol,EFA�s, Fiber and a good fruit and vegetable concentrate. These nutrients have been extensively studied for their ability to protect us from cancer-causing estrogens while detoxifying environmental pollutants in the body.
The Hormone Connection
Because of the hormone connection, medical therapy for endometriosis has concentrated on altering a woman�s hormonal chemistry with drugs. These drugs include Danazol and gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH) such as Nafarelin and birth control pills. Sometimes these drugs are successful in controlling the symptoms of endometriosis but not without side effects. Oily skin, acne, decreased breast size, growth of facial hair, weight gain and depression are symptoms. Some cause menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, decreased bone density, vaginal dryness and decreased libido. None of the drugs cures the disease. After the drug is stopped, the endometriosis symptoms return. Many women are also prescribed estrogen containing birth control pills yet endometriosis is an estrogen-dominant condition and we should be using treatments that control estrogen and balance hormones. A holistic approach to treatment wherein the body heals itself is more effective and safer.
The mainstay of any endometriosis treatment is a diet that decreases the amount of circulating estrogens in the bloodstream to the point where the endometriosis symptoms subside but not so far as to cause pseudo-menopause. A diet containing no more than 20 to 25 grams of fat a day and is high in fiber as well as eliminating all dairy products works well. The fat you do eat should come from organically grown nuts and seeds and their oils. Many women get relief by simply removing dairy products.
Supplementing the diet with vitamins and minerals is essential. A high potency B-complex supplement will help ease symptoms of PMS and balance hormonal states, elevate mood and control fluid retention. Cold-pressed oils containing EFA�s are important both as a possible pain inhibitor and immune strengthener. EFA�s may offset the symptoms of prostaglandin production. Prostaglandins are involved with uterine contractions producing menstrual cramps. Calcium is a muscle relaxant and calms nerves. Use a natural sourced form of calcium preferably from a plant source eg. Seaweed.
Of all the vitamins, vitamin C is the most important. Vitamin C is known to help the body fight off the effects of environmental toxins, especially dioxins. Beta-carotene will strengthen your immune system which is especially important when dealing with endometriosis. Take 15,000 units per day in an ascorbate form.
Herbs Help Too
A complete listing is enclosed with the article in the kit.
Be Good to Yourself
Reducing stress in your life, especially the self-inflicted type, is essential. Working women are the most vulnerable to endometriosis. If you have a laparoscopy to remove endometriosis but do nothing to change your lifestyle, the endometriosis will be back. Rest, relaxation and knowing when to say 'no' are important to your health.
Pain Relief
Castor oil packs are excellent at controlling pain. Take six pieces of flannel soaked in castor oil (damp but not dripping) about the size of the area you want to treat. Cover these flannel pieces with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel to the lower abdomen for 30 to 45 minutes several times a day. This will not only relieve pain but also improves immune function in the pelvic area. Endometriosis is an insidious disorder but it can be cured forever if you examine your stress level, the types of environmental toxins you are exposed to and improve your nutrition..
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The following is taken from: The John R. Lee, MD. Medical Letters (July 1998)
That�s a good question:
Q. - I am 35 years old and I have endometriosis. I also suffer from estrogen dominance symptoms (breast tenderness, bloating, irritability, fatigue, insomnia, and increasingly painful symptoms related to endometriosis) After having my salivary hormone levels tested, I found that my progesterone level on day 21 of my cycle was only 0.01. My doctor is skeptical of saliva tests and will not prescribe natural progesterone for me. Instead, she has prescribed birth control pills to ease these symptoms (and dissolve a cyst in my ovary).
After three months on birth control pills my symptoms � including debilitating cramps which last for 8 days and periods which now last for two weeks are only getting worse with each cycle.
Are the birth control pills exacerbating my existing symptoms? Would I benefit from taking natural progesterone? If so, is it safe to continue the birth control pills at the same time, or should I stop them.
A. - The history you report is typical: you have obvious symptoms of estrogen dominance and your saliva test shows you are deficient in progesterone. Also it is common that birth control pills do not work very well for endometriosis. Furthermore, the potent progestins in the birth control pills not only blockade real progesterone from its receptors, but also stop the ovary from producing any progesterone at all. Therefore it is useless to use real progesterone when taking the birth control pills.
My treatment for endometriosis is based on the well-known fact that endometriosis usually subsides during pregnancy. Unfortunately, the symptoms often recur some time after delivery. The underlying endometriosis hypothesis is that estrogen dominance stimulates proliferation of blood-rich tissue in the endometrium and in the endometriosis islets. At menstruation, the blood in the endometriosis islets has no place to go and, in the various tissues where the islets are, the blood causes inflammation and severe pain.
Progesterone stops the estrogen-driven proliferative phase. By creating a pseudo-pregnant state from day 8 or 9 until day 26 of the menstrual cycle, this monthly proliferation of bloody tissue in the endometriosis islets is reduced. Over time, one�s natural healing process will heal the endometriosis islets. Most patients find reduction of pain in three to four months, and continued relief as time goes by.
When endometriosis pains have subsided the dose can be reduced gradually to find the level that keeps the pains away. After menopause, when estrogen levels decline, the dose of progesterone can be reduced even further.
The pseudo-pregnant state (from day 8 or 9 until day 26) is obtained by using about 40-50mg of progesterone daily, applied topically in divided doses twice a day, usually at bedtime and in the morning.
Later, when pain symptoms have subsided considerably, the dose can be reduced to about 20 to 30mg per day.
After menopause, the typical dose is about 15mg/day for 25 to 26 days of the month.
The amount of cream you use is related to the quantity of the cream and its progesterone concentration.
In conclusion, the answers to your questions are: 1) Yes, the birth control pills can exacerbate your symptoms; 2) Yes, you will probably benefits from transdermal natural progesterone; 3) No, you must abandon the birth control pills and use real progesterone.
We also recommend adding these additional items to your order:
Saliva Hormone Test Kit
Omega 369 - Essential Fatty Acid
Bleached menstrual products should be avoided with Endometriosis. Instead try this great alternative:
The Diva Cup
Legal Statement: The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Since this kit is classified as a natural supplement or product it is not intended to cure or be used in the treatment of any disease even though it may prove beneficial as a preventative measure.
