Male readers, you might not find this post interesting- The Florida Society of Medical Assistants coference I attended last weekend had some interesting classes and I was able to earn 10 CEU's.
The one that perked my interest the most was on Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy. The lady that spoke with us is a specialist in this area and has been praticing it for 16 yrs. She got started in this because of her own health issues. She had a hysterectomy at a young age . (She was an EMT and so she had medical training) She litearlly woke up from the surgery in menopause and "was a mess". She wondered why when you have a hysterectomy 3 hormones get taken away from you and they are only replaced by one, Premarin, made from pregnant horse urine. She was basically told, that just the way it is, no real answers. She started researching on how to get all three ( estrogen, progesterone and testosterone) back and in a natural way. A few months after her surgery her Doctor saw her in a store and asked what she had done to herself because she looked great! She explained what she had discovered and he told her he had a woman he had been working with that was not helped by anything he had tried with her. He told her that if she could help this woman she could have a job as a consultanat for his patients. The next day the woman called her. It was the Dr.'s wife! She was able to help her and was hired as a consultant.
Now she does this full time and speaks around the country. She is part of the staff of Signature Pharmacy, here in Florida, but helps people anywhere they are. The hormones are made from wild yams and soy and are bio-identical. Signature Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy and they are formulated especially for each person. They save the "receipe" for future reference if changes need to be made.
Anyway I am excited about hearing all this. I had heard about it a little bit in the past and was interested because I am afraid of artificial hormones. I think birth control pills are what caused my pitutary tumor that I had. Now that I am 40 and starting to have peri menopausal symptoms I am really interested. I had my consult with her already. She believes getting mine all regulated will help my metabolism also. I'll lose some more wt.!! She says if you suffer any symptoms you can get help even if it is only a small amount.
The web site is www.signaturepharmacy.com and you can read all about it and then just click on the womens consultation form , button. Within 72 hrs. her secretary will call you to set up a telephone consult with Lynne. Her name is Lynne Byron. They accept all insurances and if you don't have insurance they keep the cost low. You do need your Dr. to write a pescription, but she communicates with your Dr. and gives her recommendations.
Anyway I am excited about this! They even have something for the men going through Andropause- yes, guys go through a "change" too!!
6 comments:
Wow, good information. Very cool. I'm happy that by the time I hit menopause (another 20-25 years), a lot of this stuff will have been figured out, thanks to women like her!
That is very exciting stuff! I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago, but I kept my ovaries, so it didn't throw me into menopause. However, my doctor failed to explain to me that this meant I would continue to go through a hormonal cycle every month. That explains everything! LOL!
sounds very interesting. I love to learn about natural remedies.
Thanks for sharing
Thought you'd like to know that an enlightened male read and appreciated the post McMom!
Currently in Wichita.
Thanks everyone!
Yeah, but ours is a lot more fun because we get to buy motorcycles and convertable hotrods!
I knew that there were natural sources of progesterone like papaya, but didn't know about the other hormones.
ALL married males should be VERY interested in this!
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