Georgia59
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Centchroman/saheli
Posted: 01-08-08 01:46am
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Anyone know anything about this?
It has a wiki page and a few internet
groups devoted to it, but not too much
info.
It's not FDA approved and is only
available from India. About $50 for a
year's supply, according to other forums.
The info I can find about it suggests that
it is just as effective as the pill and
has less of the hormonal side effects and
risks.
But I'm getting so desperate, I'm thinking
about it. Sounds like a dream come true.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-08-08 01:50am
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I should add- the particular things I'm
wondering-
Can I use it even though I'm not supposed
to use estrogen-based pills (because of
the stroke risk/migraines)
I do realize it has some side effects- but
not weight gain/acne/nausea, which are the
particular ones I've experienced on
hormonal birth control
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-08-08 13:43pm
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Ok- I was gonna ask another thing-
would it regulate my periods at all?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-08-08 14:37pm
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I'm gonna keep talking to myself until
someone answers....
sorry I'm a little punchy this morning
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Posted: 01-08-08 16:11pm
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It will not regulate your periods.
It will infact cause them to be highly
irregular.
ALTHOUGH Saheli is NOT hormonal, it DOES
AND WILL AFFECT YOUR HORMONES.
It is an ANTI ESTROGEN, so it can cause
hot flashes and other effects in women.
I studied this because I could not use
hormones, and it seems bad from my point
of view.
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Posted: 01-08-08 23:51pm
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| Georgia59
wrote: | Ok- I was gonna ask another
thing-
would it regulate my periods at
all? |
HI Georgia, I read a lot about it, and I
am getting some communication from my
friend who has collegues in India, but
nothing definitive yet. Give me a couple
of days max and see if he can get any info
from his coworkers.
Karen
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karen_r
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Posted: 01-08-08 23:53pm
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Hmmmm...anti estrogen...id look that up.
K
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Posted: 01-09-08 14:37pm
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Yeah, I read all about it that I could
find online.
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Posted: 01-09-08 15:33pm
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It's actually not something that I would
take...
The anti estrogen properties give you
menopausal effects like hot flashes, mood
swings, and similar other problems.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-09-08 15:50pm
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Yep, I did read that, and the online
groups I saw said that that was pretty
common for the first few months.
I'm weighing it against what I'm dealing
with now- having my period ALL THE TIME
and pms, bloating, ick....
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