What's up with Your Womb?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Do you need caffeine to push through your day?

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  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 2.
  If you skip meals, do you tend to get moody, irritable or dizzy?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 3.
  Do you experience severe menstrual cramps, heavy bleeding and clots? 

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 4.
  Do you experience tingling or numbness in your hands & feet?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 5.
  Do you have trouble losing weight, especially around the belly area?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 6.
  Have you had gallbladder problems or have GB removed?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 7.
  Is it difficult to stop eating rich foods, such as chocolate, ice cream, or french fries?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 8.
  Do you have afternoon fatigue (2-4pm)?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 9.
  Have you taken oral hormones (birth control pills or hormone replacement, bio-identical hormones) or antibiotics?    

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 10.
  Do you have uterine fibroids, fibrocystic breasts or endometriosis?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 11.
  Have you experienced rapid weight gain, particularly in the hips, belly and butt?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 12.
  Do you experience brain fog and/or an inability to concentrate? 

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 13.
  Does your body temperature run cold, especially hands & feet?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Estrogen Dominant

  Estrogen & Progesterone: The female sex hormones If you’ve got fibroids and heavy, clotty periods, you are most likely dealing with an imbalance of estrogen to progesterone. Simply put, too much estrogen compared to progesterone. Progesterone is the female “happy’ hormone. It elevates mood and gives you a sense of well being, increases your sex drives and balances the negative effects of estrogen. Typical symptoms of too much estrogen compared to progesterone include heavy, clotty periods, long drawn out periods, painful cramps, even shooting pelvic pains, breast tenderness, PMS, acne, belly fat, cellulite, gallstones, headaches, irritability, road rage and thinking everyone but you has an attitude problem! Let's connect on my facebook page with comments, questions or just to say Hi! I’d love to hear your story, thoughts, opinions. I’ll be in touch in a few days with starter solutions for you to heal your womb. Virtual Hugs & Kisses, Susana Puelles, L.Ac. FMP
• 2.
  Thyroid Imbalance

  Thyroid: The Manager Your results indicate a possible thyroid imbalance. Did you know women are 7 times more likely than men to have a thyroid condition. Seriously! A thyroid imbalance blocks the function of sex hormones, especially progesterone. This can ultimately leave you in a state of estrogen dominance with progesterone deficiency. Typical symptoms of too much estrogen compared to progesterone include heavy, clotty periods, long drawn out periods, painful cramps, even shooting pelvic pains, breast tenderness, PMS, acne, belly fat, cellulite, gallstones, headaches, irritability, road rage and thinking everyone but you has an attitude problem! Along with menstrual misery…. Try dealing with difficulty losing weight, hair loss, chronic constipation, constantly exhausted and feeling like you’re living life in a frazzled haze! These are warning signs of low thyroid function.
• 3.
  Cortisol: The stress hormone

  Superwoman expectations, late nights on Google, crazy busy career, family, traffic and more, equals unstable cortisol levels. When you’re busy stressing out about life, cortisol is constantly amped up helping you push through your days. This can last for a long time before you eventually crash and find it impossible to function. In the meantime, high levels of cortisol block the function of important sex hormones, especially estrogen and progesterone. High cortisol, low progesterone can leave you constantly feeling like you’re living life in a perpetual haze, frazzled, ‘tired but wired’ at night, afternoon crashes and of course period irregularities. P.S. Severely intense life events such as suddenly losing a loved one, having a baby, moving, divorce and even over training can amplify this imbalance even more.
• 4.
  Insulin Resistance: Sugar Craze

  Red alert! It’s time to start living life without the need of cookies, treats and processed carbs. If you can’t resist the sugar and carbs, that’s telling in itself of an insulin problem. Blood sugar instability drives up cortisol, which blocks proper sex hormone function, especially progesterone which keeps you in a state of too much estrogen. Too much estrogen leads to fibroid tumors, cysts, heavy, painful, clotty periods, belly fat, weight gain, acne, headaches, PMS, breast tenderness, irritability, must I go on? Ultimately, insulin resistance can lead to metabolic problems such as diabetes.