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Alrighty, well, I guess I can just ignore what my doctor, with her four years of medical school, four years of residency, two years of fellowship, and tenured professorship at the state's medical school says about my Mirena having affected my hormone balance and thus metabolism.
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So, I see what you're saying, and yes, your exact words are true. It's an old adage. But you're negating what the other woman said, that she moved the same and lost more. The old adage about calories in vs out is true yes, but it is absolutely possible to do the same things (eat, move the same way) and lose more (or…
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This is actually not categorically true. Hormone imbalances (specifically too much estrogen) can cause increases in thyroxine-binding globulins. Thyroxine is the prohormone to T3, which constitutes a tremendous amount of what we think of as metabolism. So if you have undetected thyroid issues, you can eat more, move the…
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Hi all—I just came from my doctor's office (MD, not a naturopath or anything woo like that). My experience with Mirena has been mixed but I am getting it out. I want to say that I am solidly pro-science, and fought tooth and nail to see any other reason for the issues that my doctor has pinned on the Mirena. I have no…
