10 Questions you should ask your Doctor
- What are my risk factors for breast cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis, and how can I affect them?
- Based on my age, when can I expect symptoms of perimenopause or menopause, and what are the symptoms?
- Do you know how to test my hormone levels? What hormones do you test and why? What test do you use and why?
- What can I do to relieve and address my menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, insomnia, low energy, or decreased sexual desire?
- What are the risks of synthetic HRT medications?
- Can you tell me about “natural” or bioidentical hormones? Are there different ways I can take them such as capsules, topical creams, vaginal creams or suppositories?
- Am I a candidate for bioidentical hormones? If so, and you prescribe them, how can we work together to ensure that I am getting a dose that is appropriate for me?
- When should I get my first bone density scan to detect osteoporosis? How often should I get a mammogram, clinical exam or perform a self-breast exam? When should I have my cholesterol, lipids and triglycerides tested?
- Can you tell me about foods, nutritional supplements, and herbs to help with symptoms and address health problems?
- What types of exercise and lifestyle changes will keep me healthy? How does exercise influence my bones, my heart, or other health issues?
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