What type of treatment doctors suggest for hormone imbalance for females?
2008-3-2 13:44:42 by Skinskin
i am 35 and i have following symptoms
1 weight gain
2. no mentrual cycle ( due to mirena iud)
3. dark and corse facial hair
4. acne
What type of treatment doctors suggest for hormone imbalance for females?Most of the time a doctor would have to do blood work to check your hormone level to see what areas you are lacking hormones. There are many hormones in the female body- estrogen, progestrin, testoterone just to name a few, based on your syptoms it could also be a thyroid problem(Hypothyroidism). I really recommed you see a doctor for a more concrete diagnoses
What type of treatment doctors suggest for hormone imbalance for females?YOU MAY HAVE HIRITSUISM, GO TO AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST. IT CAN BE THYROID PROBLEMS.
What type of treatment doctors suggest for hormone imbalance for females?I have had problems with hormone imbalance. Doctor first prescribed Premarin (for estrogen imbalance - usually for menopausal women). That didn't work - so then doctor prescribed a birth control pill with high estrogen (I had low estrogen due to depo provera).
What type of treatment doctors suggest for hormone imbalance for females?This sounds like PCOS... polycystic ovarian syndrome... it causes these symptoms among others. PCOS is also related to insulin resistance. A good treatment for this is Metformin or Glucophage, a common diabetes drug that also helps PCOS.