vanessa said:
Gyns are the ones to deal with female hormones, I'm told. Learn whatever you can so you don't get brushed off. I think unless you're having a baby or getting a pap smear, they don't always take the time needed for out-of-the ordinary issues. Mine ran the DHEA test, instead of DHEA-S. At the time, I ddn't know anything, it was pre-gourmetstylewellness.com. Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA-s, and whatever others. (totalD is better at these tests names
). Also, the ratios of these hormones are very important. And, the day of the month you are tested is important to get accurate results.Here's a helpful site (again, thanks totalD): http://www.hormonehelpny.com/
and if you can't get the doctor interested, a last result might be: http://www.salivatest.com/index.html
BCP could throw your hormones out of whack. They are synthetic, foreign to your body. Getting off of them was a good thing. Also, from Dr. John Lee's book, I have learned that blood levels of hormones may not be real accurate, hence the saliva test, see above. Also, http://www.johnleemd.com/
The more you know, the more you know whether you gyn is going to be helpful. I wish I knew then what I know now! :roll: I'm on doctor #4: gyn #1 (no help), derm (limited help), endo (maybe help, waiting for tests), and now gyn #2, at the beginning of August. I've learned lots more from the forum at gourmetstylewellness.com :love: , and the books folks here have recommended!
Godd luck to you...
