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finding a doctor for bio-identical hormones.
by Beth1025, Nov 09, 2009 10:01PM
Hi,
Glad I found this forum. I would up in the emergency at the end of September with severe abdominal pain. I hadn't been to a gynecologist since my last child was born 9 years ago. Well they found a large mass in my abdomen. They wouldn't operate right away as they were waiting for tumor markers to come back to see if they were elevated. They were, so i was transferred out of that hospital to another one to a doctor that specialized with ovarian cancer.
So they took everything, both ovaries, they said one was a size of a softball and it was bleeding. The other one didn't look good, so they took that one too. Pathology came back, NO cancer, praise to God.
It's been 5 weeks, and i want to get on some hormones.
From what i have read, estrogen plays a vital role in a woman's health. Bones, heart disease, skin, hair, eyes, the list just goes on. I am 41 years old, and i feel i have just catapulted myself into old age by 10 years.
I just went to the doctors today for my post surgery appt, they said everything looked good. They do not recommend hormone therapy unless I would be experiencing severe symptoms.
I want to get on bio-identical hormones. I feel the medical community frowns upon these, but how do I go about finding a doctor? I assume I would need blood tests to check my hormone levels, and I would need a prescription to take to a compounding pharmacy. I have asked 2 doctors, both gynecologists about them, and they both said they would only prescribe the synthetic ones if need be.
How do i locate someone to lead me down the path of bio-identicals.
I am located in PA.
thank you,
Glad I found this forum. I would up in the emergency at the end of September with severe abdominal pain. I hadn't been to a gynecologist since my last child was born 9 years ago. Well they found a large mass in my abdomen. They wouldn't operate right away as they were waiting for tumor markers to come back to see if they were elevated. They were, so i was transferred out of that hospital to another one to a doctor that specialized with ovarian cancer.
So they took everything, both ovaries, they said one was a size of a softball and it was bleeding. The other one didn't look good, so they took that one too. Pathology came back, NO cancer, praise to God.
It's been 5 weeks, and i want to get on some hormones.
From what i have read, estrogen plays a vital role in a woman's health. Bones, heart disease, skin, hair, eyes, the list just goes on. I am 41 years old, and i feel i have just catapulted myself into old age by 10 years.
I just went to the doctors today for my post surgery appt, they said everything looked good. They do not recommend hormone therapy unless I would be experiencing severe symptoms.
I want to get on bio-identical hormones. I feel the medical community frowns upon these, but how do I go about finding a doctor? I assume I would need blood tests to check my hormone levels, and I would need a prescription to take to a compounding pharmacy. I have asked 2 doctors, both gynecologists about them, and they both said they would only prescribe the synthetic ones if need be.
How do i locate someone to lead me down the path of bio-identicals.
I am located in PA.
thank you,
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Are you having an menopause symptoms? Some women do fine without any hormone replacement therapy and some do not. In my opinion I think your making a better decision to take bio-identical. The easiest way would way to find a Dr that prescribes them is probably your computer. Put in OB/GYN and bio identical hormones and you should find Drs in your area that deal with these. Take care. Remar