23F - Low estrogen and Progesterone
Hey guys, first time poster. Like the title says, I have incredibly low estrogen and progesterone at only 23.
I’ve been doing some research trying to figure out what could be going on, and have only been finding stuff for menopause, so I guess I’m just trying to feel a bit less alone, see if anyone has ever gone through something similar or has any advice/ideas. I wasn’t sure where else to post this
I live a super healthy lifestyle, low stress, but for these past two years I’ve been struggling with severe insomnia, absent periods, mental health struggles (when I used to be quite happy go lucky), appetite swings, inability to lose weight, fatigue, and overall worsening health.
This past year my hair started falling out as well (despite there being no family history) + 5 months no period - and doctors finally checked my hormones. I’ve probably lost over 75% of my hair at this point and it’s been incredibly depressing.
My testosterones low normal (so not PCOS), my FSH is normal, my lh is normal, my thyroid is normal - the only other lab that came back with anything off was my DHEA was astronomically high (like 2x above the normal).
Anyways, I just started HRT with an estradiol patch, will be taking progesterone after 21 days of estradiol.
I already took 10 days of provera (progesterone) to try to get my period per doctors orders and nothing. I did notice much better mood though.
Has anyone experienced something similar? What should I expect? For reference I’ve been super low on estrogen and progesterone for roughly 2 years now (usually getting a period once every 5 months…) I’m scared & worried.