More about Hormones

Symptoms of low hormone levels are vast. There are over 20 hormones produced by the adrenal glands alone. People often know about the symptoms of menopause, hot flashes, dry skin, bad sleep, palpitations, anxiety, vaginal dryness, hair loss, low sex drive and many others. But some symptoms are not so well known. Quite often, people will experience muscle aches and pains. Besides menopause, many conditions have something to do with hormone imbalances. Weight issues, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, even Alzheimers can respond to bio-identical hormone therapy.


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More about Hormones

Many conditions can be improved by treatment with bio-identical hormones. The obvious things have to do with female problems such as menopause, and PMS. Other conditions include, chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disorders. Even diabetes, Alzheimers, and hypertension can be improved by understanding your hormone levels.
Ideally you would start by getting tests to measure your hormone levels. This can be done either using blood tests, saliva tests, or urine. Many doctors say that testing hormone levels doesn't tell you anything but I've found that it does. Its a matter of understanding the tests that we are using and being able to extrapolate from having seen many people.
Once you have some lab levels, many supplements can be used to help balance hormones. It doesn't just have to be bio-identical hormones. Depending on your symptoms and what is out of balance, I will prescribe supplements or hormones to help you feel better.