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Whether you are cycling and have symptoms or are on HRT and having issues, the ratio of these two hormones can be a real indicator of issues like low progesterone, estrogen dominance or estrogen metabolism issues. You can calculate this ratio from values on your serum testing or urine testing such as the DUTCH test. I talk about what this ratio should be, how to calculate it (units matter!), what you can glean from various types of testing (i.e. urine shows you something different than serum, both matter) and what to consider to feel better if your P:E2 ratio is off in this episode. 

Resources mentioned in the show:

Dr Brooke Show #426 Why Some Women Can’t Tolerate Progesterone

Dr Brooke Show #429 All About PMDD: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Grab the Midlife Is More Than HRT guide free right here if like me, midlife didn’t feel quite like you expected. And be sure to listen to episodes #438 and #439 which were all about the mess that midlife can be, and my 3G+4R process to tackle it!

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