Out of Balance, Everyday People

Real People with Real Symptoms

Case #1

39 year old female with hysterectomy 2 years ago (ovaries removed).  Found me through a personal friend and wanted to be tested for hormone deficiencies b/c of troublesome symptoms which included:
all day fatigue, mood swings, loss of libido, dryness, insomnia, weight gain, thinning hair, foggy thinking, and depression.

The patient was on estrogen therapy (patch).

Did a private consultation with the patient capturing past medical history, family history, etc. and sent her out with a hormone testing kit.

Results: Low estrogen, low progesterone, and low testosterone.  Worked with her personal physician to create a customized formulation with each of those components and will reevaluate in 3 months.  Also put the patient on an adrenal regimen to help with the symptoms of fatigue and feeling worn out all the time.

Case #2

49 year old female with hysterectomy (ovaries not removed). Chief complaints foggy thinking, memory lapse, headaches, mood swings, irritability, weight gain, crying spells, recurring yeast infections, increased facial hair, and decreased stamina.

Hormone test results showed: Estrogen (extremely low), Progesterone (extremely low), Testosterone (normal).  Contacted her medical provider (Physicians Asst) and faxed a treatment regimen.  Approved. Received a phone call directly from the patient 2 weeks later.  " Dr. Sonja I have to ask you something! .....(me...concerned).... Is it even possible to feel this much better so quickly?!?!  I cannot believe I have been putting this off.  I'm so happy that I found out about this!!!!  (happy too)

Case #3

49 yo Male (yes I said Male. BTW, I have more and more male patients seeking  help for their symptoms of Andropause.  Hip-Hip-Hooray for the Guys)

Patient referred to me by their personal physician.  Symptom checklist completed by patient includes burned out feeling, hot flashes, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased erections, oily skin, decreased urine flow, decreased stamina, and sleep disturbances.  And thats just section 1 of the questionnaire.

Did a private consultation with the patient gathering necessary medical history, family history, symptoms, etc. and requested a lab draw for him from his doctors office. He had started out on testosterone injections without much improvement.  Also did not like going to the doctor every month for a shot. ( but who does?)

Serum results faxed by the doctor to me indicated very low testosterone.  Clear hypogonadism.  That was in late 2010.  He is still on therapy today and comes in faithfully every month for his customized medicine.

Out of balance, everyday people.

Don't just deal with the symptoms, get it checked out.

~DrSonja