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Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment? From: Jay Kulkin (jkulkin@mindspring.com) Wed Jul 28 17:10:26 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Previous message: Charlie Chambers: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Maybe in reply to: Theresa333@aol.com: "Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Next in thread: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Would be interesting if someone on the list would get us an endocrine opinion on this. I see lots of patients having this done elsewhere at unbelievably high prices. As for the "bio-identical" hormones, ACOG has put on some nice courses regarding their use. Most important point from my perspective is as Lila Natchigall says, "Natural doesn't mean safer". Regardless, many women choose the compounded approach. Jay -- Jay M. Kulkin MD MBA FACOG Women's Institute For Health PC 975 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 460 Atlanta, GA. 30342 ph: 404-832-0300 fax: 404-832-0070 http://www.wifh.com This email may contain confidential or proprietary information which may be legally privileged. If you are not the named recipient, you should immediately delete it from your computer system. > ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlie Chambers To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment? Personally, I don't advocate the use. No real data to support it's use either the "bioidentical hormones" or the salivary testing. On Jul 28, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Theresa333@aol.com wrote: Perhaps this is an old topic, but I am interested in everyone's opinion about the "bioidentical hormone" issues raised by the famous gynecologist, Suzanne Sommers. Isn't Prometrium, and topical estradiol "bioidentical"? I have had another wave of patients requesting testing and treatments. Many are going out of state for these tests and returning with treatments that I would have given them at their annual visit....I just don't call it "bio-identical". It wasn't something we used in my residency and I'm wondering if there isn't something useful to it as so many of my patients are spending a great deal of time, money and research efforts on this method of treatment for PMS and perimenopause... Thanks, Theresa Bartos Holladay, DO, FACOOG Lakeside Women's Health Center Ludington, MI http://www.DoctorHolladay.com **************************************************************************** Charlie Chambers Hood River, OR cchamber@alumni.rice.edu "Almost anything you do will seem insignificant but it is very important that you do it....You must be the change you wish to see in the world" -- Mahatma Ghandi. ******************************************************************************* Next message: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Previous message: Charlie Chambers: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Maybe in reply to: Theresa333@aol.com: "Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Next in thread: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?"

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