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reproductive system
endometriosis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
• vegan diet
• fruit and vegetable fast for 1 week

therapeutic foods:
» for Stagnant Liver Qi or Stagnancy in the Liver channel type:
• foods that invigorate the Qi, Liver foods, sour foods, Dispersing foods, foods that open channels
• citrus peel
• liver-cleansing foods: beets, carrots, artichokes, lemons, parsnips, dandelion greens, watercress, burdock root
• Magnesium-rich foods

fresh juices:
• carrot (Walker, p. 146)
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 146)
• carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 146)
• lemon juice in warm water

avoid:
• meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods


supplements

• Calcium 1-1.5 g per day
• Magnesium 500-800 mg per day
• Vitamin D
lipotrophic factors
• linoleic acid (Bastyr) 1-2 Tbsp per day
natural Progesterone


footnotes


Affinito P, Di Carlo C, Di Mauro P, Napolitano V, Nappi C. Endometrial hyperplasia: efficacy of a new treatment with a vaginal cream containing natural micronized progesterone. Maturitas 1994 Dec;20(2-3):191-198.
Abstract: Seventy-eight premenopausal women affected by benign endometrial hyperplasia (60 simple and 18 complex) were treated from the 10th to the 25th day of the menstrual cycle with a vaginal cream containing 100 mg of natural micronized progesterone in polyethylene glycol base. The treatment lasted 3 months in 58 patients and 6 in the other 16 patients. Four patients were lost from the study. We observed a total of 67 complete regressions (90.5%) of which 58 (78.3%) occurred in the first 3 months and 9 (11.5%) after 6 months of treatment. Simple hyperplasia showed a significantly higher response to treatment in comparison with the complex type (P < 0.001). The most frequent endometrial pattern detected in the patients in whom hyperplasia regressed was of a secretive type. Recurrence of hyperplasia occurred in 1 out of 58 (1.72%) patients at the 3rd month and in 3 out of 49 (6.1%) patients at the 6th month after treatment. There were no significant differences between the two hystological groups in the percentage of recurrence. During treatment we observed a significant reduction of the amount, duration and frequency of the menstrual bleeding. Minimal side-effects were observed. In conclusion, for its effectiveness and safety, vaginal administration of natural micronized progesterone seems to be an interesting approach to benign endometrial hyperplasia, particularly indicated in women also affected by metabolic disorders.