Posted by Liv on December 6, 2004, at 14:55:11
In reply to Re: soo happy to find some info, posted by dove on December 6, 2004, at 11:06:12
If you have $3,000 to spend (and for me it was worth every penny) I will highly recommend that you get an appointment with Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet at HER Place in Arizona. She is an M.D. that has the knowledge and the interest in helping women in our situation. Too many ob/gyn have no interest in our female hormone changes and think everything is in our “head”. I will predict that your estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, insulin and glucose is way out of whack.
I have read Dr. Vliet’s book: “Screaming to Be Heard” It’s very informative and helped me see that there actually is something physically wrong with my body, and THERE IS HELP & TREATMENT. I’m just mad that my ob/gyn was not willing to listen to me and my information. Dr. Vliet has written two other books (which I have not read): “It’s My Ovaries, Stupid!” & “Women, Weight, and Hormones”
Take a look at www.herplace.comIf you can not afford Dr. Vliet (it would be the best money you ever spent! I have submitted my claim with the insurance, but do not know how much of it will be covered), you need to insist that your dr. do at least a few tests. (Before I went to HER Place she had me draw blood for about 40 different things, which was included in her fee) I will suggest that you ask your dr. to check:
On your first day of bleeding (second day if you start your period on a Saturday/Sunday)
Estradiol on day 1
Progesterone day 1
Total Testosterone
Free Testosterone
TSH
Free T4
Free T3And 20 days after your first day of your period:
Estradiol on day 20
Progesterone day 20
Post Prandial Glucose and Insulin test . This is when you eat a normal meal (breakfast) and have your blood drawn 2 hours later. You do NOT drink any sugar drinks at the lab.If your dr. know of Dr. Vliet and are willing to follow her recommendations, you are in luck! If not, try to find one that are willing to work with you. Someone that has an interest in PCOS and treatment of Early Menopause (It is all hormone problems). Your Estradiol on day 1 should be 80 or higher & on day 20 your estradiol should be over 200 (mine was 17 and 55, which is too low for ovulation) The problem with most ob/gyn is that they do not know what normal levels of these hormones are. I had my dr. test my Estradiol on day 1 three years ago and it came back at 22. He said it was suppose to be that low, well IT IS NOT. He offered me PremPro, which is NOT the type of hormone I need! I’m now on Estradial, Vagifem, Prometruim (it is important to use these natural forms of hormone and not the once that has been extracted from horse urine) and metformin. And I’m a new person. We are all different individuals, and you need to find someone that will work with you and your hormones and find the right thing for you. Do not let the dr. talk you into take PremPro or Premarin.
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