Mindy, Chelle, (and anyone else) - hormone clinic visit

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Hi ladies.

Thought I would post about my visit to the Women to Women clinic

today. I have mixed feelings.

The clinician () was very nice and listened to me and didn't

make me feel like I was non-compliant just for asking probing

questions of her, so that was good. =) She doesn't feel that I'm

perimenopausal or anything like that - wants to do a full thyroid

panel, stool and urine tests for food sensitivities, and an iodine

deficiency test (stating that iodine deficiency is being implicated

in many AI disorders). Also wants me to try a bio-identical

progesterone cream. But I just don't know who to believe. Vliet's

book says not to use prog. cream and that it's not this " mother

hormone " that everyone talks about and that it's overprescribed. But

they told me the exact opposite! So I have some thinking to do. Also,

the above testing is expensive and not covered by insurance (except

the thyroid panel) so I need to think about if we can really afford

it or not. Also, she thinks my testosterone level is fine, even

though it is way below what Vliet says it should be. So I feel a

little stuck on who to believe and am not sure what to do next.

I am going to do the iodine deficiency test and thyroid panel, and

will consult with her by phone in November once these results are in.

And then I will decide if we can do the additional food testing. She

can also do the heavy metal testing that I want done, whenever we

have the money for it. I am looking to also have my mercury fillings

replaced ASAP. Anyway, that was the visit - it was fine, it just gave

me a lot to think about because I don't know what information to

trust.

Melinda