Experiences with

Retinol

After several examinations, a scan, sclerosis is the tentative diagnosis but waiting a retinol specialist appointment on Monday for further scans (dye in vein one?). They don't think GCA, we'll see. So, steroid drops hourly and 60 mgs of pred daily!!! Feeling a bit shocked by it all.

Also added complications with having a retinol occlusion. I opted to go to Moorfields because of their good reputation. Had my consultation yesterday and was told the extra risks but the doctor reckons it should be done. I am bit anxious though and hope someone can reassure me. Many thanks.

Also there is fear mongering that taking retinol is inherently somehow dangerous because of overdose. This is scare tactic and nonsense. If the daily requirement is 3,000 IU, how many people are actually getting that?

For exogenous antioxidants, the unidirectional two-sample MR analysis exhibited a nominal relationship between the serum retinol level and non-small-cell lung cancer risk (OR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.11-0.76, p = 0.011).

I have been talking to a nurse at the royal osteoporosis society regarding supplements before I have my zoledronic acid infusion, and she said don't take anything with retinol or zinc in it,anyone heard of that.

I’ve had several tests: May 2022: vitamin A retinol 1.03 (1.05-3.84) May 2022: beta-carotene 0.73 (0.28-2.33) September 2022: vitamin A retinol 1.17 (1.05-3.84) the latest retinol test was at least in range, but not what you’d call optimal. Many thanks for any advice on this.

I've discussed IFN types before. Some interesting info here that INF-β might be better to reduce inflammation/progression. ---- A recent post noted that Interferon is used for MS disease. This is the other IFN type 1, IFN-β (vs our IFN-α). I checked into why the difference. It turns out there

Stimulating Hormone TSI Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin TT Thrombin Time TYSC Type and Screen UIFE Urine Immunofixation Electrophoresis UPE, UPEP or Ur Prot Elect Urine Protein Electrophoresis VCA Viral Capsid Antigen VDRL Venereal Disease Reference Lab (Syphilis Test, CSF) Vit A Vitamin A (Retinol

Here is one out of far left field https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.692574/full PROTAC: An Effective Targeted Protein Degradation Strategy for Cancer Therapy www.frontiersin.orgSi-Min Qi1†, www.frontiersin.orgJinyun Dong2†, www.frontiersin.orgZhi-Yuan Xu2, www.frontiersin.orgXiang-Dong

Hello I have an unusual question but during this whole IVF cycle I used topical retinol products no Tretinoin but retinol . I had my transfer today ? Should I stop the retinol ? Or should I stop when I am pregnant ? Could it have affected the quality of the eggs ? Thanks so much !

Has anyone be using Antabuse for AMD? What country and hospital? Have you found improment in your vision? Any other comments? best regards de-luke The Full Scientific Paper Can Be Found Here- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm4643 Summary- Rod and cone photoreceptors degenerate in retinitis

Does anyone know if using a retinol topical serum could have affected “negatively” the quality of my eggs ?

It was happening every other night it started after I was using a new serum retinol I then discovered this on internet has this happened to anyone elsr

The retinol eye specialist is assessing my daughters eye X-rays in the morning and letting me know the plan for her. Has anyone else had this?

New Italian paper below. [1] Mark Moyad has been saying for many years that "Heart-healthy is prostate-healthy." It is known that men with PCa have a higher risk for cardiovascular-related mortality - even if not on ADT - and that men with PCa often exhibit symptoms of the metabolic syndrome [MetS],

Not to say that the balanitis is still there and they are treating me with a mixture of Tacropic + vitamin A (retinol) + canciul + some other creams to soothen the skin. The only helping thing is Tacropic. But balantis comes back as soon as I drop using the cream.

Ok, so I think it's been a good long while since this subject has come up, and I got this article. https://neurosciencenews.com/vitamin-a-synaptic-plasticity-18151/ ~Summary: All-trans retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative, induces synaptic plasticity in human cortical neurons. Source: eLife The

Since PwP are at increased risk for Osteoporosis and Osteopenia, I am writing this post to illustrate how once again, Melatonin may be quite useful for the purpose of staving off or preventing Osteoporosis or Osteopenia. The following Meta Analysis discusses the relationship of Osteoporosis

All these IVF hormones have given me pigmentation on my face, and for that I use vitamin C to brighten and retinol (which I have now stopped as harmful in pregnancy) Cant find much online and companies I’ve emailed they’ve asked me to check with my doctor (excuse me GP, can I use Dior’s moisturisers

Why is it that we read of success they've had with lab animals using retinoic acid (a derivative of vitamin A) in repairing alveoli and then they tell us NOT to eat carrots or drink carrot juice while they (researchers) conduct 35 more years of "research"?