Why Estrogen Dominance After Menopause? - Dr. Berg 

I’ve been miserable since I was 19 years old. I’m 49 now! I was unfortunate to have had ovarian failure at a very young age. I managed well the first few years. I didn’t have ANY of the symptoms of menopause, with the obvious exception of the loss of my menses, until I had an uninformed doctor decide it would be a good idea to put me on hormones, a few years later. I regret the day I swallowed my first pill! From then on out, I struggled terribly with weight, had constant acne, and haven’t slept a wink since! I had several other doctors recommend hormones several more times, over the years, and apparently I am a glutton for punishment because I assumed the best and ended up with the problems I already had, becoming worse. I’ve been mesmerized by your videos for months now. I’ve been to so many doctors with little to no help. I finally gave up a year ago! I now have had to have my gallbladder removed, in 2016, and have been on meds for high BP and cholesterol for 2 years now, to add to the problem. I was a steadfast follower of Keto for about 10 years, in order to manage my weight, but that stopped working. For reasons I won’t get into, I lost the ability to exercise in 2018, so as you can imagine, my health has suffered further. I am convinced there isn’t a doctor out there that can help me; especially in my area. My health is in my hands. Natural health is an option, but it requires a doctor to help with testing. When you tell them you are seeking natural pathways, for some reason, they won’t do testing, unless you are willing to take their death pills. So, I’m advocating for myself the only way I can at this point…research and lots of notes! I’m glad there are doctors like you out there, however few. It restores my faith in medicine and gives me hope that others might not have to suffer the way I have.

I think taking magnesium glycinate is helpful as it detox’s Estrogen and naturally raises progesterone :)

The whole time I got my period while I was growing up I wished that I would get menopause so I wouldn't be bothered with all this blood, mess, and cramps. Now I'm in menopause and damn, “bring back my period, I take it all back!”

Dr Berg, I just want to express my gratitude for this teaching. Oestrogen is much more complicated than I expected; me and my sister will need this teaching and so will other women. I have found it useful and will have to watch it a few times to understand as much as possible. Also, I respect and appreciate this “machine” of mine that I take for granted.

Just started DIM the other day, very excited. I'm having some symptoms and my ob/gyn just sort of brushed me off and wouldn't hear me. I just got the "women your age" speech. No. I gained 10-15 pounds in 7 months without changing my diet. Something's up. Need to find a better dr. Heard good things about DIM, so here I am.

I just found your videos and I've already seen changes in my body. When you go through the unnecessary hassle of dealing with issues doctors seem to only want to fix with drugs and no explanation you lose hope. Now here's an alternative. Thanks Dr. Berg.

It is also hugely important to realize that if we do not work on estrogen dominance then our body is marching towards the perfect storm, obesity, diabetes, even pancreatic problems, the list goes on an on, and yes, danger of developing cancers. That danger rises anyways as we age.

I wished we had homeopathic hospital that are interested in curing people not just medicating them 😢 Thank you Dr. Berg 🙏🏼

This just summed it all up for me. This is what I have been going through for 4 years now. Best video ever! Thank you Dr. Berg!

this may be your best video so far I will watch it many times thank you

Other symptoms are insomnia, weight gain and difficulty losing weight, cold hands and feet.

My Mom lived to 82 years old......very chubby Lady ..large frame bone structure.....menopause at 58 yrs od age.......no hormone problems.....no hit flashes....no cancer ever! Must be good Greek DNA and foods

Dr. Berg is SO Helpful! A Million Thanks

I have ALWAYS been thin - menopause hit early because of endometriosis and then came the night sweats but the night itch! I would get out of bed and get my hairbrush and almost rip my skin off. So I was put on Livial. That helped but I have not been able to work out why suddenly my breasts have ballooned and my tummy expanded so I was once a size 8 or 9 and now a 12. I can't afford a new wardrobe and I eat one meal a day. This has given me a whole new view on things and I am starting a new campaign - I will report back if I see results - this if the first time I have felt hope. Something that makes sense!

What this doctor says is an eye opener. Just today I was marveling at how I could possibly have Estrogen Dominance even though I just completed most of the menopause crap. How this doctor explains it makes so much sense and I am sure happy I delved into this subject. I just knew my hormones are out of whack, the bigger belly, foodcravings, especially chocolate. Who knew that estrogen could come from different sources after the ovaries shut down? OMG, I did not know that. And I have always, always suspected that estrogen dominance was at the root of my mothers reproductive deadly cancer as well as my aunt's reproductive cancer. But the biggest point is that this doctor helps save so many lives: because estrogen dominance is the one big thing a woman does not ever want if cancer already runs in her family. All the reproductive organs of a woman are affected, even after menopause, if there is estrogen dominance. Bad bad news. And I had an irkling about that. It just all fits together now, this information, like a puzzle that I have to solve if I do not want cancer like my mom and her sister had and die from it like they did. This is huge. I wondered what the heck was wrong with me because I could not shed the belly fat, and I knew my diet had not changed that much. Oh my god, this is such an eye opener. Thank you Doctor Berg, thank you

adrenals hijack progesterone? my brain just exploded. how did I not ever know this!!! wow. thank you for this video!

I am blown away EVERY DAY by you Dr. Berg. Everything I thought I knew has been tossed out the window. I am on bio-identical HRT & I advocated for it to everyone I knew. Though HRT has given me back my life, my brain, my sanity, my libido, I never thought there was an underlying cause for the problems with menopause. I thought it was something all women HAD to endure, the brain fog, the loss of libido, the weight gain, the sweats, THE AGING!, the sagging skin! Ugh! I want to heal my body instead now, because of you. Thank God you came into my life!

This is a really good video Dr Berg, I have reduced my hot flashes by about 95% after just 6 days of OMAD. In fact I am only really having them after hot drinks now, not all the time. Thanks.

Thank you’. Pleeease learn well and teach about oxalate, phytates, and how calcium, magnesium, probiotics, fermented foods, and the B vitamin family play a part in combating the oxalate content in the stomach. Soooo many kidney stone sufferers need a good teacher like you.

Thank you for this lectures Dr. Berg. Would you please make a video about PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE ? & What to do with it. What's the difference between POF vs PCOS vs Menopause??

Well, I totally agree with the never ending nightmare! Since I turned 50 everything is falling apart for me as peri menopause and menopause, my asthma has turned to COPD and my sinuses are horrible! What a complete never ending nightmare! I really need help!

There's so much complex world inside our body functioning independently! Thanks Dr Berg for enlightening about little known facts.

My adrenal glands have been bad for last 6 years.The doc told me the lowest ever saw. And I have all these problems happening and it sucks bad! I really hate the hot flashes all throughout the day.

I just stopped my third hormone blocker meds. Pain was horrible, stiffness , confusion. I need to find a healthier way to block my estrogen. 2 yrs since lumpoctomy, radiation treatment..They wanted me to take an estrogen blocker for five yrs. It's been two yrs. I can't do it, also skin tears , bruising on my arms. Looks like someone beat me up. Thank- you Dr.Berg. I need a natural way not a pharmacist.

After watching your video, I think most women have a lot of those symptoms and we are more confused than ever. Can you talk about testing for our hormones? I understand that we need at least 3 separate tests to really see what our imbalances are. I eat healthy, organic but I've felt a little sluggish and down lately. I don't know where to go and who to trust for these tests. Please help. I'm 68.

Too much estrogen caused me to have issues in my uterus and made me 30% at risk for cancer. I ended up having to have a hysterectomy at 35. I went into early menopause (I was already perimenopausal before the surgery) and now 3 years later, without the help of progesterone and other medications and treatments, I have lost 40 pounds on a paleo similar diet. I just stopped consuming dairy recently and switched to Almond Milk. My biggest problem now is not being able to find grass fed or organic meats. In my local stores, they just don't exist!

I'm eating chocolate as I watch this! Lol

I remember watching my First video from Dr Berg in 2015. A I am watching this video from 2016 on May 2023. What Long and intense Journey....! He has gone through 10.3 billion subscriber now. Amazing job. Congratulations...Dr Berg.

The bottom line is to reduce your stress so your body will have more progesterone instead of using it to make cortisol. Minor technicality, cortisol is created from pregnenolone, not progesterone. Plus stress wears down the adrenals - have you heard of "adrenal fatigue"? Your doctor probably won't tell you about it, but chronic stress over a lifetime wears out a lot of our organs. Just like eating too much sugar over a lifetime can cause diabetes due to the constant insulin production.

Wow thank you Dr. Berg. I just had a thermography and they suggested that I had some signals that showed estrogen dominance. This is very helpful since about 3 years ago I had very low cortisol. I've been treated but obviously some of these things I need to re-visit. I've been organic for years but probably need to take some supplements. You are my go-to health person before I go see my Dr. I very much appreciate all the information that you put out because people are not getting this information from their doctors. Thank you!

I knew most of this because I’ve done a lot of research before I went into menopause, I wanted to be as prepared and informed as possible.

This is such a great video, really love it. We make a progesterone test strips to help women diagnose low progesterone, would LOVE to work with you on helping women!

This literally saved my life. Thank you Dr Berg for all the information you share.

I had a large uterine fibroid removed along with my uterus and ovaries when I was 42 .Immediately after , I gained 27 pounds , some in the abdomen and started to not get as much sleep as I used to

Awesome video Dr Berg! You put amazingly all important stuff in one video! I am learning about woman's hormone through the great books like Estrogen matters or hormone repair manual plus your videos are so easy to explain and confirm so many things. Estrogen is beautiful hormone we don't need to be scared of it but Estron is naughty part witch we need to keep under control. Basically keep your Insulin low and Fat under control 80cm your waist line for us women. Feed your Progesterone with Omega 3 healthy fats...Learning a lot, thank you!

So helpful! I always wondered what the connection was with Cortisol and female hormones! Thank you!

Dr Berg, I love these educational video's. I am the student learning from the Teacher (Mentor) I have leant so much and continue too.! Thank-you. Be blessed for helping us understand the human body & its complexities. Merry Christmas guys. More in 2017 please.

I had a DNC done that was botched and infected my uterus causing me to have to have a partial hysterectomy at 37 years old. Two weeks after the partial hysterectomy I went from 0 to 78% into menopause the test showed. The obgyn put me at .1 estrogen patch. I was having allergic reactions to it. The obgyn dropped me down to .5 estrogen couldn't take any estrogen, because it caused me an extremely bad yeast infections that wouldn't go away. The estrogen gave me fever and rashes and vaginal dryness so bad it was painful. The obgyn took me off estrogen. I ended up going through menopause without taking anything. Honestly I would rather have a monthly bill then ever go through menopause. Thank you Dr. Berg

Sir i have no words how to thank you that much humble down to earth and sincere approach . I n our country medical profession is a business.

Okay. Watched it the first time. (Yes, I'm going to have to watch it again.) With every situation, I kept thinking, "No matter what, it seems I'm in trouble." I got...A LOT...of confusion listening to the causes section. I was a little more confused on what will help the problem. It might take several times watching to finally get it.

Thank you for sharing. The amount of estrogen in our food source is frightening

This is fascinating, informative and terrifying, but glad I know this now, as it’ll keep me on Keto for the rest of my life. Thanks for posting Dr. Berg!

These videos are very helpful, thank you!

all good .. i had some fibroid and cyst breast .. i did change all my eating habits .. and i am much better place today ... no medicines anymore ..just better foods balance .there is hemps milk who is great for increase progesterone . great video.

Do a video on toxic mold exposure and how it effects hormonal imbalances pls

After aged 52 😳😳I’m 42 years old and bern in full menopause for a year and half now but the craving chocolate I’ve craved it all my life lollll ❤️next life I’m coming back as a man 👨

Very informative, thanks and great respect to the best doctor ever.

GREAT VID I dont like to go to mD s.... I would love to see a vid that really helps us find where our cortisol , progesterone, and estrogen balance are . Really focusing on symptoms so that we can self diagnose , without having blood work done. I'm good on all the food and a toxin free life style ..... but would really like to get a hard FOCUS on this subject. WHAT HERBS etc can we focus on not to raise or lower but mainly to balance these horomones???? I appreciate you so much 💛

I’ve been taking DIM and Chaste Berry supplements. I’d love to here your perspective and education on these supplements. Thank you for your great explanations!

Dr. Berg, How do you know if have Estrogen Dominance? I would really like to know. I'm in Menopause.

Hi Dr. Berg. I have a two questions for you: - Can a pregnant woman still follow a ketonic diet or should she add carbs in her meals? - If she is pregnant and diabetic (type 2), can she still follow a ketonic diet without any carbs? You are more advanced than most doctors in this area. I don't know anyone that could answer this question better than you.

Black cohash works fabulous n great for arthritis ♡ great advice, blessings to you ;-)

You should write a book called 'The Killing of Americans'

What are the optimal levels in blood work after menopause?

Ugh why this have to be soooo complicated

Love all the info in your videos. My problem is so many supplements, so little time! How do I prioritize???

I wish you & family a Merry Christmas & happy & healthy 2017 !

Thank you so much for this video. Cleared up a lot of confusion for me.

Thank you so much for the information. So much I didn't know. I am keto & IF and am grateful because a lot of my symptoms have disappeared by eating organic and grass fed. I also stared Dim and feeling so much better

You exceptional and your explanation of medical terms into common words help us. Keep up the great work

how about giving the missing amount of progesterone? there are doctors recommending doing this

Thank you for simplifying the concept of why there is such thing as estrogen dominance on menopausal stage when it is supposed to be that estrogen should have dipped-down...but, then so does progesterone that even goes way down deeper compared to estrogen....and, another factor regarding cortisol production and adrenal gland demand...etc.

Needs to be watched again, thank you Doc!

Thank you so much , every time I listen to your videos I learn so much. Thank you 😊

I will put in a serious effort now on reducing that estrogen dominance. It is enough we get dogged by unrealistic expectations that we have to look like teens our whole life. These are real problems and when our looks are affected not many people go to the root of this: it is always: well, you must count calories, diet, exercise more. Not so fast

I would be interested to hear your opinion of pregnenolone Dr. Berg.

Hello doctor, your all videos are so informative. Thank you for explaining things so nicely. Please make a video on migraine also.

I was 59 when I had breast cancer . Doc didn’t understand why I had hi estrogen. After surgery, I took a low dose anti estrogen.

We are what we eat....we are what we think .How about fixing our thinking... less greed, less jealous, more kind, more sympathetic..... along with eat healthy, live healthy lifestyle, be with right thinking people to promote human well being... . .

this explains a lot of things with me . i'm not over weight but have high estrogen signs . many thanks .

wow your so knowledgeable, you explain everything in a great way,at last I can understand it, thank you

What happens when you have a hysterectomy?

Omg! I thought estrogen dominance was over since I passed menopause. My weight is pretty good though because I’m Keto and IF for life.😀

I was told by surgeon I have oestrogen dominance..that was 3 years ago...now entered perimenopause... I have chronic joint pain and headache/migraines (since 13)..I am exhausted and over it

Hello Dr. Berg, This is an excellent video that is incredibly informative and helpful. As I was listening to this video, I started wondering....are there certain segments of the population who might be more sensitive to estrogen dominance, GMO, consumers of corn, have a higher propensity to diseases like diabetes and are now being attacked by external endocrine disruptors?? As an African-American woman, I feel this might explain the higher rate of obesity in AA women. Lower salaries force AA women and families to eat cheaper more processed laced with GMOs which trigger endocrine disfunction which leads to all sorts of problems. 50 years ago AA were not this big. Just my thoughts......what do you think??

I feel like this applies to pre-menopausal women as well possibly, in relation to estrogen-dependent cancers?

Dr.Berg, you're the best!

"nightmare" 😆Dr. Berg, you are the best.

Increased Swollen hands while I sleep, I know it's thyroid and estrogen related. I need to repair this, my body is in panic. Thank you for the information

Thank you for your interesting, rational, honest and brave narrative :) from a Naturopath in New Zealand who is enjoying her memory tune-up with you!

You are really smart ! thank you for the info. Greetings from Ecuador-South america.

Great advice! I use Chaste berry (Vitex) together with Damiana and Dong Quai for hot flashes and night sweats..works well. Like you mentioned DIM just learned it helps balance hormones..also now taking sea kelp. Very informative!

I love you Dr. Berg. I share all your videos and I work in a health food store and give all my customers your name. Thank you!

9:14 glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide.

This is so helpful! Thanks Dr. Burg!

Hi Dr Berg, this kiki I am taking Dim for a 90 days I feel so much better Dr.Berg Dim supplement estrogen support 😊😊

Thank you so much for this information, I've been on keto diet for nearly 2 years, post menopausal and flashes and sweats been getting really bad over the last 7 months, then diagnosed with breast cancer in January (2nd time other side) this one is hormonal type grade 2 so have been taking an estrogen blocking drug to stop the cancer growing and spreading as I wait for surgery which is at least 4 months away because of Covid and no beds. This info has been enlightening and helpful.

DR. BERG !!! You are the BEST Thank you !! You make the world a better place 💖💖🌎🌎

I am 55 and in menopause since 52. Started strict keto 1/13/17 and just completed 1 yr anniversary. Lost 18 lbs and kept it off. I'm 5'3" started at 151.2 and now 135 or so. I have had my blood work and hormones checked every 3 months. So 3/17, 6/17, 9/17, and 1/2/18. Before keto my estradiol was around 18, my progesterone is low pretty consistently. I am on progesterone pills 100 mg once a day, doesn't seem to help much. last reading 1.5. Since keto my estrogen is

Wow! You're on it! Sharing! Thank you!

Why is it even called a pause, When it does not return. I Saw this with my mother and grandmother do this in a flood of drama with i do not know how many visits to the doctor, so i made a choice as a Young Girl. That this period of life would be with no drama at all, amd no hormones. Just to see what it is all about. It has been 8 years, and the only thing i found annoying was the heatflash. Nothing Else hit me doing this period.

I am 64 had a total hysterectomy at age 30. I was dx this Jan with estrogen dominance breast cancer. I stopped chemo, I’m doing natural things good diet, vit c and other natural anti cancer herbs. Responding really well. I need help with an automata inhibitor because of my surgical menopause.

There shall be some award for Dr berg and his back end team.. The video is worthwhile.. Informative ... Such a great angel doctor teacher.. I highly recommend this you tube channel for subscription who new people are coming Watching videos.. Dr berg is highly knowledgeable person.. Thankyou and Regards

I do like this doctor and his honesty

I’m married to a pilot, so 99% of the time I’m a “single” mom to twin boys. One has severe anxiety/OD (germ/harm), and the other has hypothyroidism and T1D. We live in a 65 year old house I refer to as Frankenstein. I have a lot of stress on my shoulders at all times! Four years ago my sons started going through puberty, and me the reverse. It’s been interesting to say the least. While the boys tried to eat me out of house and home, I’ve gone through hell and back. I’ve gained 100 lbs in that time that just won’t quit. I’ve been told I have Menderes, SLE Lupus, Sjogrens, CREST, chronic fatigue and sleep apnea. I really hate the stupid. CPAP machine! For years I’ve told my doctor I was going through menopause only to be ignored because I’m too young. I’m now a walking pharmacy- levothyroxine (they just found a nodule), venlafaxine (they want to increase to help with my severe hot flashes that are 24/7 I’ve had for year), celocicib for my arthritis, linzess, estradiol, and porogesertone. That’s just the prescriptions, I’m on vitamin D and C, stool softeners and miralax, relizen, and I just discovered DIM thanks to one of your videos. I went from zero medications to all that in four years! I’d love to toss it all in the garbage and stop going to the doctor. I went from eating fairly healthy to eating on the go, what’s affordable, and convenient because it’s there all due to running myself in circles with two high schoolers who thankfully just graduated, phew! Since the doctor obviously can’t help me, I’m taking matters into my own hands. I had my hormones checked. They said my progesterone went way down, and now I’m 5 times too high on estrogen. Then the doctor told me to tons of soy. I give up with them! This summer I said no more to eating crappy.. I’ve gone back to cooking, and I’m trying to eat cleaner. Produce and organic meat costs a lot when you’re feeding teen boys and on a very limited budget! I haven’t dropped any weight yet, but I’m already starting to feel better. I’m going to continue watching your videos to see what else I can do to get my life back. Thanks for helping us ladies. With any luck, I’ll turn 50 this fall, and won’t feel like (or look like) 100 years old!

Stopped by to wish you and your family Merry Christmas and thank you for all your grrrreat videos this year! Hope to see many, many more :) Really enjoyed the recipes too!

Thank you so very much for sharing these wonderful videos with us. You've helped me understand so many issues I come across. You do a great job explaining things to us so we can understand them.

So informative! Explains so much! Life saving! Thank you!

Please do a video on hormonal affects given to cows- also GMO on feed

Dr. Berg, I had a full hysterectomy in 2010 due to severe endometriosis. I'm 41 now and been on 0.1 estrodial patch ever since. I have to change it once every seven days. I still feel like there's something missing. I can't live without the patch, but even with the patch I still feel emotional at times and very fatigue. New symptoms have a appeared as the years go by e.g. bone pain, anxiety, stress, weight gain and loss, mood swings. Can anyone relate to me??? I've also noticed just in this last year that I get chronic attacks of BV aka Bacterial Vaginosis. I was wondering could this be from not having anymore female organs and sometimes my patch will fall off too soon so I'll have to put a new one on. Its a nightmare bc I'm constantly put on flagyl which gets rid of it but it upsets my stomach and comes right back! Please, any suggestions from anyone would be so helpful. I'm so distraught right now.