WomenSense EstroSense by Natural Factors, Natural Supplement to Support Estrogen and Hormone Balance During PMS or Menopause, Vegan, Non-GMO, 60 Capsules

Four months after the below review, returning to say I'd give these more than 5 stars if I could. Hot flashes have disappeared completely, and these have helped in ways I couldn't have imagined. I awake refreshed in the mornings, and I no longer feel like I'm fighting an uphill battle to get through the day and accomplish what I need to. There's no harsh stimulant effect or anything, just a feeling that my body is finally functioning as it was meant to for the first time in many years. I don't know why this product works so well, but I'm very thankful that it does. Original review follows.I have been suffering with severe hot flashes for about two years. I've tried natural creams as well as Amberen, neither of which worked. Also, they both had side effects that I couldn't live with.I tried this product with very little hope of it actually working, and initially, I was right. I decided to keep taking the pills to finish out the bottle because why not? They weren't helping, but they weren't hurting either. And then, suddenly, the hot flashes stopped. Almost completely. No gradual diminishment. Just a sudden, glorious relief from symptoms. I went from about two-three hot flashes per hour during the day and waking up several times in a pool of sweat during the night, to the occasional brief skin flush during the day and the same brief flush maybe twice a night. It's really bizarre how symptoms ceased so suddenly, and because they've only been gone for a little over a week, I am hesitant to truly believe it. Still, the relief is so welcome and impactful to my daily life, I'm going to rate these five stars. I'll come back with an update if things change, but I'm very much hoping they won't.Oh, and unlike Amberen, I don't have severe stomach issues to deal with when taking these. Yay!

I have been taking this for about two years now and my only complaint is that I didn't discover it sooner.I spent most of my life on birth control pills due to horrifically heavy periods, extremely irregular periods, endometriosis and severe cramping. Long before I was sexually active and even those times when I wasn't sexually active, I was still taking birth control pills to help these problems.Discovering EstroSense has been wonderful for me. I only take one capsule a day but I now have a regular period, a lighter period, few if any PMS symptoms and no spotting between periods - AND I have been able to do this without using birth control pills for the first time in my life.It should be noted, ESTROSENSE IS ONLY FOR WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE. It is not designed to help with menopausal or peri-menopausal symptoms. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ESTROGEN. Women experiencing symptoms of menopause should look into taking MenoSense, also sold here on Amazon.This is because EstroSense actually lowers Estrogen levels - and thereby also lowers the risk for many estrogen-related cancers, tumors, fibroids and cysts. In a nutshell, most Western women (and many men) get far too much estrogen due to environmental factors and diets. Women who are overweight will also generally have higher estrogen levels, as estrogen can be converted from fat. When our estrogen levels are too high, it suppresses and imbalances other hormones. EstroSense not only helps lower estrogen levels, it also contains compounds which may be naturally anti-carcinogenic, anti-atherogenic (prevents the hardening of artery walls)and protects against liver damage. By balancing estrogen levels, other hormonal levels will often become more balanced as well.Edited to add: I do medical ghostwriting for a living (which is clearly stated in my bio), so I do my homework - but I have NEVER been paid nor encouraged to write a review on Amazon. Anyone who bothers checking my reviews knows that I review anything and everything I purchase on Amazon. I rarely give 5-star ratings, so if I give a product 5-stars, you have my absolute word that it's something I use and recommend as strongly as possible.Also edited to add: I am not a doctor. If you are able, please see a doctor and discuss ALL supplements you take as well as what supplements you would like to take, specifically giving the reasons for wanting to do so. While many doctors will give a "try it and see" approach, they can also test for things which supplements will not fix. Some women have irregular periods their entire lives, while others may develop this condition due to some other, more recent problem. You don't want to be the person who is experimenting with supplements while something more serious is developing.

This was recommended to me by a friend when she heard I was having issues with extreme PMS depression. I haven't been having problems with that lately, although I use it in combination with a B-complex vitamin and Super Primrose Oil capsules.The reason I love is so much, though, is that it has almost completely cleared up my acne. After my son was born (early and with complications and an emergency c-section) my face went nuts. I had huge cystic acne on my chin, jaw, cheeks and forehead, and plenty of other ones in between. It hurt to smile, talk and laugh. I was lucky enough during my teenage years to have fairly good skin, so I had never experienced anything like that before. I tried all sorts of topical creams, washes, the oil cleansing method, drinking more water... anything to help clear up my face. I had hoped it would clear up when I stopped breastfeeding, but no such luck. I had an unexpected pregnancy that ended in miscarriage that threw my hormones off even more. I finally went back on hormonal birth control (which my body seems to hate anyway) and it helped a little but I got a blood clot in my leg so I had to stop. It was around that time that my friend recommended Estrosense.I started seeing a difference in a week. In a month, no new zits were coming, and my face was starting to heal. I had always wondered if it was this that made the huge difference or if it was the Primrose oil (which really helped with the texture of my skin) but a couple months ago I ordered another bottle of Esterosense and it was lost during shipping. I was without it for a week and during that time my entire chin broke out.Obviously there is an underlying hormone issue somewhere, but we don't currently have insurance so it will have to be explored at a later date. Until then, this stuff is magic for me. I have also always had very painful periods, but this has helped with that too!