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Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment? From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com) Wed Jul 28 19:24:11 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: GIN11153@aol.com: "Question for doctors who oversee a CNM/NP clinic" Previous message: Charlie Chambers: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" In reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Next in thread: Jay Kulkin: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" I know this sounds cynical however my conversations about Bio identical hormone replacement therapy is cash only. I have no problem taking their money; if I don't somebody else will. -- Richard Chudacoff, MD A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. Benjamin Franklin Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an entrance. [Prayer To A Pregnant Woman] -Desiderius Erasmus -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Joanne Bulley, MD Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:08 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment? I think it is just a great gimmick the marketers have put for for the baby boomers into all this "if it is natural it must be better" thing. I spend a good bit of time teaching the patient about the hormonal cycle - with different levels every day - so any measurement is only that point in time - and says nothing about where she is with regards to menopause. Then there is the time spent on estradiol is estradiol - and do you want it from a place that has to keep detailed records on production etc etc and quality control. But .. having said all that .. many are so anti-doctor and anything else must be better -- that they are willing to pay big big big bucks. Joanne At Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote: > >I'll tell you a true story. I just spent time with someone who treats >hormone deficiency and sexual dysfunction. A patient wanted to be on >Bio-identical HRT. She was on Climera patches. She was switched to the >bio-identical estradiol patch, Vivelle. Estradiol to estradiol. Paid cash >for the honor of being switched. This bio-identical deal is the biggest >gimmick, least meritous medical movement I have ever seen, and patients are >paying cash for it. It must be a blond thing. > >-- >Richard Chudacoff, MD > -- Joanne Bulley, MD Keene, NH, USA Next message: GIN11153@aol.com: "Question for doctors who oversee a CNM/NP clinic" Previous message: Charlie Chambers: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" In reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?" Next in thread: Jay Kulkin: "Re: Anyone doing saliva hormone levels? Bio-identical hormone treatment?"

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