Weight gain, poor sleep, low libido and fatigue share many of the same hormone imbalance underpinnings. So, one of the most important steps in helping patients achieve optimal quality of life, especially when restoring hormone levels, is the initial assessment.
In this podcast, you’ll learn about:
- The importance of patient history, symptomatology and thorough lab testing
- Why perimenopausal hot flashes are not always due to low estrogen
- Symptom rebound due to estrogen/testosterone receptor downregulation
- The best practices for testing, including advantages/disadvantages of common testing methods
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By Jim Paoletti, B.S. Pharmacy, FAARFM, FIACP | Director of Education, Power2Practice