Natural Factors -, WomenSense, EstroSense, Hormone Balancing,120 Vegetarian Capsules

This product was recommended to me a few years ago by a health consultant at a health food store, and I was taking it successfully. I stopped, but now that I am in perimenopause, I have gone back to it as I'm not ready to jump into the expensive HRT yet. And it has really helped me. I'm 41, and this has helped with hot flashes, heart palpitations, and regular cycles, no more cramping (which I never got prior to my 40s). I highly recommend this product as a way to keep your estrogen levels in check and your cycles regular.

I have been taking this for about two years now and my only complaint is that I didn't discover it sooner. I spent most of my life on birth control pills due to horrifically heavy periods, extremely irregular periods, endometriosis and severe cramping. Long before I was sexually active and even those times when I wasn't sexually active, I was still taking birth control pills to help these problems. Discovering EstroSense has been wonderful for me. I only take one capsule a day but I now have a regular period, a lighter period, few if any PMS symptoms and no spotting between periods - AND I have been able to do this without using birth control pills for the first time in my life. It should be noted, ESTROSENSE IS ONLY FOR WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE. It is not designed to help with menopausal or peri-menopausal symptoms. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ESTROGEN. Women experiencing symptoms of menopause should look into taking MenoSense, also sold here on Amazon. This is because EstroSense actually lowers Estrogen levels - and thereby also lowers the risk for many estrogen-related cancers, tumors, fibroids and cysts. In a nutshell, most Western women (and many men) get far too much estrogen due to environmental factors and diets. Women who are overweight will also generally have higher estrogen levels, as estrogen can be converted from fat. When our estrogen levels are too high, it suppresses and imbalances other hormones. EstroSense not only helps lower estrogen levels, it also contains compounds which may be naturally anti-carcinogenic, anti-atherogenic (prevents the hardening of artery walls)and protects against liver damage. By balancing estrogen levels, other hormonal levels will often become more balanced as well. Edited to add: I do medical ghostwriting for a living (which is clearly stated in my bio), so I do my homework - but I have NEVER been paid nor encouraged to write a review on Amazon. Anyone who bothers checking my reviews knows that I review anything and everything I purchase on Amazon. I rarely give 5-star ratings, so if I give a product 5-stars, you have my absolute word that it's something I use and recommend as strongly as possible. Also edited to add: I am not a doctor. If you are able, please see a doctor and discuss ALL supplements you take as well as what supplements you would like to take, specifically giving the reasons for wanting to do so. While many doctors will give a "try it and see" approach, they can also test for things which supplements will not fix. Some women have irregular periods their entire lives, while others may develop this condition due to some other, more recent problem. You don't want to be the person who is experimenting with supplements while something more serious is developing.

Got many compliments about losing weight. I am a bit overweight, not obese. Also helps keep my hormones balanced.

I haven't really used these for very long - I purchased them on the recommendation of the woman in a health food store. I was looking for some sort of liver detox to help with my endometriosis and she recommended this product. I started taking these using the Canadian dosage recommendations (same product with the same ingredients / content amounts) which was 3 capsules, twice a day. I did have headaches that wouldn't go away for about 3 or 4 days (which I assumed was the "detox" effect of the tablets). I decided to stop taking it to see if the headaches went away... and they did. I stopped for about a week while I travelled and only have started taking them daily again for the last week and a bit. I reduced the dosage to 2 pills twice a day and haven't had any headaches since. The recommended dosage for the US one is only 2 tablets daily which I think is more for PMS support etc... The reason I started taking these was because I would have daily pains where my endometriomata masses are (one small cyst on left ovary, one large cyst on right ovary) plus I wanted to try to maintain (or even shrink) the size of my 8cm cyst (waiting for surgery). I rarely have pains and if I do they don't last long. It is a good alternative to the pill which is meant to help control endometriosis (which I cannot take, due to my ocular migraines) and I have not felt any ovulation pains either whilst being on this. Bonuses to this is that it helps support healthy breasts, (I have cysts in both breasts) and help with PMS / "effortless periods". One negative is that it contains green tea extract which contains tannins which inhibit the absorption of iron. I am slightly anaemic, so I've started to boost my iron intake using wellesse liquid iron. I'm ok when it isn't that time of the month, but to be safe I have started to take the iron just in case. I will update again later to comment on how it affects my PMS / period pains.

I’ve been using this for over a month now but am still experiencing hot flashes and night sweats. I’m up numerous times at night because I can feel myself cook.