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Re: ESTRATEST HS & PERIMENOPAUSE??From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:13:27 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Cathy wrote: > >Hello >I'm 38 years old and am experiencing hormone problems. I was given >Estratest HS yesterday and wanted to know if this is a appropriate drug >for perimenopause. My My recent labs are as follows : Estradiol 12; FSH >14.9; Testosterone <20. All labs were drawn on the first day of my last >period(Follicular phase) >I should aslo mention that I have had the left tube and ovary removed >and a total thyroidectomy( TSH and Free T4 levels are normal) >My dr. doesn't really belive in peri-menopause, but are the above >levels indicative of some type of hormone inbalance? >Thanks so much for your reply's! >Cathy It is not the most common choice, but it can be useful. I am not sure that there is anything to "believe" about perimenopause. It is a simple fact of life that most women over the age of 45, and many below that can attest to.
-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
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