Dr. Greenbean

So are you 40-45 and are wondering what the frick is going on with your body…You have dry skin, dry vagina, insomnia, low energy, low libido, maybe hot flashes, maybe irregular cycles, maybe horrible periods, maybe headaches, or maybe you are just a moody, irritable bitch. Hey, it’s OK…..you prob have hormonal imbalances……and it’s curable!

Get to your doctor and explain all of your symptoms. If you have a decent physician, they will listen to you and do the appropriate tests. I don’t know how many woman I have seen (in tears, I might add) that have been to their doctor and the doc said “you are too young to be perimenopausal”. Bull.  Any woman, any age, can have low or wacky hormones. Our environment (plastics and chemicals), our diet (antibiotic and hormone fed animals), our stress (crabby husbands, cranky kids, crappy jobs..) , and our genetics can all cause our hormones to fluctuate. Sure, periods usually stop in woman’s 50’s but that doesn’t mean her hormones are perfect until then??

So if you get your doc to listen, what tests should he/she do? Well, you can do blood or saliva testing (some do urine as well..I don’t). You want to get your estradiol, free testosterone, progesterone, DHEA-SO4, TSH, free t4, and cortisol checked. Saliva is cheaper and you can do at home but blood is good as well. Once you get your levels make sure whomever is interpreting them knows how to read and treat.

I do use bioidentical hormones to treat deficiencies in younger woman. A little good hormone goes along way…I also use B-vitamins, herbs, diet/exercise, detox and supplement regimes to help balance hormones. Every woman is unique and deserves unique care and treatment based on THEIR symptoms, labs, etc….

rgds,

dr.gb