hormones and hair
I was listening to the show today, and was happy to hear the topic of hormones and hair being talked about.. I am 51 and have been dealing with menapause for about a year. To replace my hormones, I am on a bio-identical hormone replacement program. I take an estradiol gel, prometrium pill, and testosterone cream all daily. It has taken me six months to figure out the dosages of each. You go by trial and error. Listening to your body and adjusting the dosage through your MD. My hair was noticeably thinning prior to taking the hormones. After being on this program for 6 months, I can see that my hair has replaced itself back to a reasonalble amount. I believe it is the compounded testosterone cream that is responsible for the hair replacement. It is also responsible for increased stamina, muscle tone and metabolism stability. Thanks Eva, love your show.
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Permalink Reply by EVA SCRIVO on -
Dear Lisa,
Thank you for sharing and I'm so that your hair has become stronger and you're feeling better! Many women suffer from this, so it's great to know what has worked for you. It will hopefully help others as well.
Best
Eva
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Permalink Reply by Becky Zaharion on -
how did you come to find a MD for the bio identicals hormones? I am in the process of researching this presently, I would love more information. Thanks so much very interesting about the hair!!!
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Gee on
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Hi Becky, My sister, a nurse practioner obgyn, gave me this advise. She told to me to got to a compounding pharmacy and ask them which doctors ordered from them. She said any dr. that would order a compounded perscription for their patient would be open to a bio-identical perscription as well. And this worked. The female dr I chose perscribed estradiol and prometrium which are FDA approved and I buy them at my local CVS. The only compounded script I have is for testosterone cream. I can recommend a book to you. It is called Pocket Idiot's Guide to Bio-Identical Hormones written by Ricki Pollycove, MD, MS. I heard her giving and interview on Dr. Radio Channel on Sirius Radio. Even though I have collected over 10 books on the subject, this one offered information not covered in the others. It is a quick read and a great place to start education yourself on the subject. Good luck!!
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