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Hormone Balancing
Optimizing Your Hormone Levels
By Dr. Thomas S. Lee, NMD
Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy (nHRT) uses bio-identical
human hormones or plant precursors to help restore optimal hormone
levels for one's age and stage of life. This supplementation is
done to gain the proven benefits that these optimal hormone levels
provide to the body.
Hormones are natural messengers that affect
thousands of normal health functions in tiny amounts. You can
understand that they would be harmful if they are present in excess,
at the wrong time, or in a form that is difficult for the body to
use.
Early efforts to isolate hormones from plants or
animals were unsuccessful. In the 1930s, however, doctors finally
made human hormone molecules out of plant phytosterols, and these
are referred to as "bio-identical hormones."
Since then, doctors and drug companies have created
thousands of products that were designed to be slight modifications
of these human hormones, because it was possible to patent these and
sell them as drugs. These drugs have been both good and bad, being
used well and being misused for various reasons.
How to Arrange an HRT Consultation
Human hormone chemistry and physiology as taught in
the science of endocrinology are very complex. Dr. Lee has been a
practicing naturopathic physician specializing in family practice
for the past twenty years. During that time, he has preferred the
use of bio-identical hormones and plant precursors due to their
safety and effectiveness. Modern popularity with these medicines as
well as improved clinical testing methods have greatly improved the
clinical outcomes.
If you would like to consult with Dr. Lee, you may
contact us
here.
We charge $250 for an HRT consultation. This includes
the following steps:
- The first step will be a brief initial phone
consultation to determine what diagnostic information will be most useful.
- If specific hormone tests are needed, we will mail you the test kit.
You will provide the saliva sample at home, following clear,
specific directions. You will send it to the lab using the
included FedEx shipping materials that involve no additional cost
to you.
- After we receive the test results from the lab, we will
schedule your full one-hour initial phone consultation with Dr.
Lee to interpret the results and create a unique treatment plan
with you.
- You will have a half-hour followup phone consultation with Dr. Lee after 4 weeks.
(This can be conducted via email.)
After the first call, you will be charged for the
consultation package and lab testing. If you have had adequate hormone
testing done recently, it may be possible to waive the lab fee.
Sometimes Dr. Lee will recommend that you use a
custom-compounded transdermal crème from a licensed compounding
pharmacy. NaturoDoc does not participate in the profits associated
with these medicines.
Indications for Hormone Testing
The following tests and their prices are
given here so that you can estimate your initial consultation expenses.
We find that hormone saliva tests are the most affordable
and accurate means of helping us to understand your specific condition.
Below are symptoms that may indicate the
need for these respective tests:
Androgen Deficiency — Male Panel
| Low libido |
Incontinence |
| Aches/pains |
Depression |
| Foggy thinking |
Sleep disturbances |
| Fatigue |
Decreased muscle mass |
| Bone loss |
Thinning skin |
| Memory lapses |
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Androgen Excess — Male Panel or Stress Panel
| Increased bone |
Loss of scalp hair |
| Excessive facial/body hair |
Oily skin |
Cortisol Deficiency — Stress Panel
| Fatigue |
Heart palpitations |
| Sugar cravings |
Aches and pains |
| Allergies |
Arthritis |
| Chemical sensitivities |
Decreased muscle mass |
| Stress |
Thinning skin |
| Cold body temperature |
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Cortisol Excess — Stress Panel
| Sleep disturbances |
Fatigue |
| Depression |
Weight gain in waist |
| Bone loss |
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Female Panels
These tests help to identify the following
complaints:
Estrogen Deficiency
| Vaginal dryness |
Night sweats |
| Heart palpitations |
Bone loss |
| Foggy thinking |
Emotional |
| Memory lapses |
Incontinence |
| Sleep disturbances |
Depression |
Estrogen Excess
| Mood swings |
Menstrual changes |
| Tender breasts |
Headaches |
| Water retention |
Nervous |
| Fibrocystic breast tissue |
Irritable |
| Uterine fibroids |
Anxious |
| Weight gain in hips |
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Progesterone Deficiency
| Hot flashes |
Increased Candida infections |
| Night sweats |
Decreased libido |
| Vaginal dryness |
Depressed |
| Foggy thinking |
Bone loss |
| Memory lapses |
Sleep disturbances |
| Incontinence |
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Progesterone Excess
| Heart palpitations |
Breast swelling and tenderness |
| Water retention |
Tearful |
| Sleepiness |
Mild depression |
Price List for Hormone Tests
The following home saliva tests are convenient and
accurate. They indicate which natural medicines would be of the most
benefit for you at the time of the test.
Note: Dr. Lee prefers to use saliva tests because they
are more accurate than blood tests when it comes to evaluating hormone
levels, except for progesterone levels, which are skewed if the patient has
used topical progesterone for several months.
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Female Panels |
Price |
Cycling Female Panel
Mapping of cycle with 11 samples. Panel includes DHEA & DHEA-S, Testosterone, Estradiol
(x 11), Progesterone (x 11). |
$276 |
Peri-Menopause Hormone Panel
Mapping of cycle with 2 samples. Panel includes DHEA & DHEA-S,
Testosterone, Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol, and Progesterone. |
$165 |
Post-Menopause Hormone Panel
Panel includes a single sample for testing levels of DHEA & DHEA-S,
Testosterone, Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol, and Progesterone. |
$137 |
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Male Panel |
Price |
Male Hormone Panel
Includes DHEA & DHEA-S, Androstenedione, Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), Estrone, Estradiol,
and
Progesterone. |
$145 |
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Adrenal Panel (for men and women) |
Price |
Adrenal Stress
Index
Panel includes four samples for testing levels of Cortisol x 4, DHEA & DHEA-S, Gluten Antibody, P17-OH Progesterone,
Insulin (x2), and Total Salivary SigA. |
$165 |
When you order any of these items, a test kit will be mailed to you with
instructions. You will produce the saliva samples as directed and mail that
directly to the lab in a prepaid package. Test results will be sent to
NaturoDoc, and we will then contact you to schedule a phone consultation to
interpret the results. We will email you a copy of the lab report.
These prices include shipping charges both directions,
within the USA only. International clients are welcome; however,
for international shipments the cost of sending the test kit TO YOU is
included, but you will need to pay for return shipping charges to send your
sample back to the lab. When frozen before shipping, samples are good
in transit for up to seven days, so you can choose an international shipping
method on that basis.
We recommend that you also purchase an optional consultation
with our staff doctor to help you interpret the results of your test panel
(see Related Products at the bottom of each lab test in the NaturoDoc
Store). We will contact you to schedule a phone consultation when your test
results come back.
A wide range of other lab tests are available
upon request.
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If you or someone you know
would like to consult with Dr. Thomas S. Lee, NMD about natural
ways of dealing with an individual's unique hormonal conditions,
you may contact us
here. |
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