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I was listening to NPR today about chemo-brain (info here: http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=40136)symptoms: * Memory loss – forgetting things that you normally remember * Difficulty thinking of the right word for a particular object * Difficulty following the flow of a conversation * Trouble concentrating or focusing on one thing * Difficulty doing more than one thing at a time (multi tasking) * More difficulty doing things you used to do easily, such as adding up in your head * Fatigue (tiredness and lack of energy) * Confusion * Mental fogginessokay why am i mentioning this, well Jim mentioned cytokines before... the doctor being interviewed said that some of the people who exhibit these symptoms have high level of cytokines in their blood. And they dont know why the cytokines could be causing them.There exists a Cytokine panel of blood testing that can be done, like this one: http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/ItemLCCYT/Cytokine-Panel---IL1b-IL6-IL8-TNF-Alpha-Blood-Test.htmlThe Cytokines in chemo-therapy result from an auto-immune response. Maybe for some of us the POIS is a auto-immune reaction triggering large amounts of these cytokines to be released. Once I have the health insurance again, I am definitely doing to get this panel done after a few O's (god that will be a crappy week at work lolz =)Even in healthy males, studies (like this one: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&ArtikelNr=79409&Ausgabe=230291&ProduktNr=224176) have shown that an O causes an immuno reaction by the human body.
Question to all:If you had your pick of an individual(s) or an institution, who would you like to see study us and POIS?If you'd prefer to PM me with a reply that's fine, as is a casual post. Thanks!
As I posted about a month ago, I had some blood tests a while back. These tests were not done while I was feeling symptoms. I still think I need to do a before and after test. I have an endocrinologist appointment at the end of October. Basically my results for Testosterone, Prolactin, FSH, SHBG, Cortisol and thyroid were all normal. My LH was 'slightly low' - I wonder if that's just something to do with a relatively low frequency of orgasm compared to a normal non-sufferer.I'd like to see the actual numbers to see where within 'normal' range I was and also to check exactly which testosterone test was carried out (I asked for total, free, bioavailable). I should be able to discuss all this at my endocrinology appointment. Also I think its important to do both before symptoms and during POIS symptoms tests so hopefully my endo will help me with this.Trying cranberries. has anyone had any apparent results from dried cranberries? They seem to be easier to get hold of
Demografx before you started taking testostereone did you fill up and recovered withing three daysI fill up about the same time i recover which is sevenday.
Quote from: demografx on 17/09/2009 06:07:34Question to all:If you had your pick of an individual(s) or an institution, who would you like to see study us and POIS?If you'd prefer to PM me with a reply that's fine, as is a casual post. Thanks!that was where i was going with my post on chemo brain. Do you think those reasearchers will be willing to deal with us since symptoms are so similar and they will checking the same region anyways.
I am close to University of Washington, UW Medical does world class research, but I would be happy if anybody studied pois.
For me I was thinking that yes it could possibly be hormonal, I've practically had POIS the same amount of time that I've had acne, and my acne is slowly diminishing, hence POIS is getting better... At least for me.
Quote from: CCconfucius on 17/09/2009 17:09:30Demografx before you started taking testostereone did you fill up and recovered withing three daysI fill up about the same time i recover which is sevenday. About 4 days before. Now it's 1. To start regenerating, not necessary "filled up". "T" clearly speeds up the process.And I wonder if T would help POIS even for those people with normal T. But don't anyone experiment without a physician!!!
Quote from: goingcrazy on 15/09/2009 22:27:44For me I was thinking that yes it could possibly be hormonal, I've practically had POIS the same amount of time that I've had acne, and my acne is slowly diminishing, hence POIS is getting better... At least for me.You've turned around your thinking 180 degrees. Great flexibility!
Quote from: demografx on 17/09/2009 22:17:50Quote from: goingcrazy on 15/09/2009 22:27:44For me I was thinking that yes it could possibly be hormonal, I've practically had POIS the same amount of time that I've had acne, and my acne is slowly diminishing, hence POIS is getting better... At least for me.You've turned around your thinking 180 degrees. Great flexibility!Yeah, I do that a lot. []I may have asked this before but I don't believe I had any responses. Does anybody experience very mild POIS symptoms simply just after sexual stimulation? I do, and this could probably take us into new directions, what evidently isn't just released at orgasm can affect our theories. Obviously, orgasm is the worst, but if this occurs by sexual stimulation, I think new things would come into conversation.
I may have asked this before but I don't believe I had any responses. Does anybody experience very mild POIS symptoms simply just after sexual stimulation? I do, and this could probably take us into new directions, what evidently isn't just released at orgasm can affect our theories. Obviously, orgasm is the worst, but if this occurs by sexual stimulation, I think new things would come into conversation.
Adrenal Stress and Hormonal Imbalance Connection With Gut ProblemAugust 21, 2009 by drhusbands Filed under Gastrointestinal Disorders, Stress and Adrenal Fatigue, Women's HealthLeave a CommentIn preparing for teaching doctors from around the world in the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine and Regenerative Biomedical Technologies conference, I have been reminded how greatly any alterations in Gastrointestinal (GI) tract beneficial bacteria (microflora) affects the adrenal stress response. The state of imbalanced GI microflora can stress you out by: * turning up your adrenal glands into overdrive * causing your thyroid to go out of whack * causing your estrogens and progesterone to go haywire, and * lead you into multiple hormonal imbalances There are so many women who have been misdiagnosed and have been unnecessarily prescribed the common thyroid prescription medication Synthroid. This occurs because a lot of doctors use TSH and T4 for thyroid screening lab tests as primary diagnostic tools for hypothyroidism. However, they are not looking deeper. Very often, the adrenals go out of whack first. More often than realized, recurrent use of antibiotics and/or corticosteroid inhalers or corticosteroid creams kill the beneficial GI microflora. Since 60% of your immune system is in your GI tract, an imbalanced GI tract microflora causes immune system imbalances, which in turn, causes adrenal dysregulation. Adrenal dysregulation alters thyroid function. Thyroid problems cause sex hormone imbalances. Consequently, you get multi-system dysregulation. Quite often, doctors prescribe more and more medications as symptoms increase. Ultimately, women that go through this never get better because the root causes are not properly identified and treated. In many of the other posts on this blog and articles in my newsletter archives, I’ve discussed components of the multi-system dysregulation. In the upcoming conference, I am getting an opportunity to bring all this together before a large group of health care professionals. I’m looking forward to discussing the research studies and scientific priniciples for using nutrition, lifestyle modifications, spinal manipulation and other natural means for resolving this multi-system dysregulation. The title of my presentation is “Optimizing GI Tract Function as a Therapeutic Component of Hormonal Regulation in Women”.By the way, the resulting multi-system dysregulation originating from gut problems is also applicable to men. I’ve focused on women here because this has been on my mind lately due to preparing for my upcoming presentation.Dr Husbands is a Chiropractor, a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, an Anti-Aging Healthcare Practitioner and a Functional Medicine Doctor. For more information, visit http://www.drhusbands.com.Copyright © 2009; Douglas Husbands, DC, CCN, ABAAHP. All rights reserved.[quote\]