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Update To My Story From Years Ago

by Amanda
(Houston, TX)

Hello,

I've been here off and on for a number of years. In 2019, during a transvaginal ultrasound, I was told I had an ovarian cyst and that we would repeat the ultrasound in 3 months. I actually had the ultrasound because I was having some unexplained spotting outside my period. I was in perimenopause at that time and my cycles were very unpredictable. Over the next 6 months, I had numerous ultrasounds, an endometrial biopsy, tumor markers and the final conclusion was I had "two simple cysts stuck together, nothing to worry about, nothing else needed to be done."

I had gone through 6 months of nerve wracking hell only to be told there's nothing to worry about. I actually wanted to have the cystectomy and get the thing out of there and be done with it, but that didn't happen. I did however, insist that we keep monitoring the cyst. So every year at my female check up, I'd have a transvaginal ultrasound and once again, I was told it was a simple cyst, it was a complex cyst, it was a septated cyst, I'd heard everything under the sun.

During my workup for the cyst, my gyn put me on prometrium for 7 days to "force" my body to have a period as to clean out my uterine lining. Later on, I put two and two together and thought, that's it! Progesterone! That's what I need! If I take progesterone to replicate the menstrual cycle, then the cyst will go away because I also realized that I wasn't having menstrual cycles, just periodic spotting.

Year after year, the cyst was still there and in the summer of 2024, I had some random abdominal pains but they went away after I worked out. But in August 2024, the pain didn't go away and I ended up in the ER only to find out the cyst had gotten to 9 cm and they were worried about it being cancerous. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy on 12/11/2024 and had everything taken out except for my right ovary. There was a pathologist in the OR during my surgery in case cancer was found. Thank God it wasn't. But, it turned out that the cyst on my left ovary was a mucinous cystadnenofibroma and it wasn't going to go away on its own. There was no amount of progesterone that I could've thrown at it that would've made it shrink and disappear. But, now I that worry behind me and I still use progesterone for all its health benefits.

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Mar 10, 2026
 Update To My Story From Years Ago
by: Joy

Hi Amanda

Thank you for sharing your story. I can certainly relate to what you experienced regarding your cysts. I used to suffer from both breast and ovarian cysts, which in my case were caused by excess estrogen. It wasn’t until I stopped using the Contraceptives and began using Natpro Progesterone Cream correctly that they disappeared and never returned. That was about 23 years ago.

You didn’t mention how much progesterone you used, but typically between 100–200mg per day is needed. I personally used 200mg. You may be interested in reading my story — see here. The How to Use Progesterone Cream and Estrogen Dominance pages may also be helpful for you and your sister.

A mucinous cystadenofibroma is a rare ovarian tumour. It contains:

Cystic (fluid-filled) areas
Fibrous tissue
Cells that produce mucus (mucin)

It is usually benign (non-cancerous) and develops in the ovary and is often found incidentally during scans or surgery for another reason.

Please also read the page on Cysts for more information.

Another factor that is often overlooked is Vitamin D3. A deficiency can reduce the benefits of progesterone, so levels should always be kept within the optimal range.

Take care.

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