01-05-2009, 09:07 AM
I worked as an acupuncturist at a hormonal health clinic for a number of years, and we had allot of difficult cases there. Very few of the patients required synthetic HRT. A good percentage used the"natural"hormone replacement that pharmacists blend for them and our MD would order after extensive testing. The testing insured that the patients were truly getting what they needed, and every woman's situation varies greatly. Also, just testing estrogen, progesterone, fsh, etc. in a one time test won't give a good picture of what is going on throughout the month. You need to find someone who specializes in this testing.Of course, these"natural"HRT's are not from herbs (they may start building these compounds with wild yam root, but this is a chemical compound in the end), but they do chemically match the hormones your body would produce without the extra tags that synthetic hormones have. Allot of women thrived on these custom blends without side effects.About 40% of women were able to experience full relief using herbs and acupuncture. We would tailor the treatment to each woman's needs.I hope that this clarifies some of your choices for treatments.
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