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Re: 'Get your hormones checked'?????
From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:39:12 -0500
Thyroid dysfunction can cause these symptoms, while it is not likely
that estrogen or progesterone levels would have a significant affect.
At Sun, 29 Apr 2001, AMD wrote:
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>I was talking to my psychiatrist about the horrible "brain fog" and
>memory problems I've been having. It's been gradually getting worse
>over the years. I'm only 30 and I have been getting more and more
>flakey over the past 6-8 years. I have trouble focusing and
>concentrating, again getting worse over the last few years. He told me
>when women report these kinda problems, he likes to have them get their
>hormones checked before moving forward with other treatments. I take
>birth control pills, so my hormone levels should be fairly stable. I
>have also been incredibly tired a lot of this time, my hair's gotten
>very thin, have no sex drive, and just generally feel yucky.
>
>Any ideas which hormones I should have checked??? Is this something that
>can be addressed by the internist, or should I see the GYN for
>"hormonal" stuff?
>
>AndreaD
--
J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan
or treatment recommendation.
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