Although hormones work synergistically in the body to keep our cells functioning optimally, there are classic signs and symptoms for each hormone if there is an excess or deficiency. This is a simple way to get an idea of which bioidentical hormones are causing your symptoms. Simply write down the number of symptoms from each cluster and look to the key beneath each cluster to learn about the possible hormonal imbalances you have. If you have two or more it is possible that is why you are symptomatic. This is not diagnostic but will give your bioidentical hormone doctor an
Today I took care of a 73 year old man with severe Vitamin D deficiency. His primary care doctor told him take 2000 IU of Vitamin D3 every day which he did daily since 2011. Interestingly when I checked all his hormone levels his Vitamin D3 level came back at 11.3 (<30 is deficient and optimal is >60). Here some points that are extremely important for patients to understand: 1. Not all supplement companies produce quality products. Unfortunately there is not the strict oversight over supplement companies like there is over pharmacies. As a result many
At what age should men start using testosterone replacement therapy? The first answer I am about to give you is based on the medical literature and not my opinion. There was a great study in the Journal of Circulation in 2007 that concluded “men who have testosterone levels in the upper quartile of the normal range had a 25-30% reduction in mortality from all causes, including heart disease and cancer.” (The range for testosterone is approximately 350-1198 for most labs) In addition there is good medical evidence that men who have higher testosterone levels have
