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Questions I get asked most.
Plain answers to the questions I get asked most — hormones, lab testing, aesthetics, and what working together actually involves. Written by me, in my own words, and kept free of anything that would need a price on it.
Hormones
- What is perimenopause, and how do I know if I am in it?Perimenopause
- Can perimenopause start in your thirties?Being told you are too young
- What does bioidentical hormone therapy actually mean?Bioidentical hormone therapy
- Do women need testosterone?Testosterone in women
- Do you treat men, or only women?Hormone health for men
- How does stress physically cause fatigue?Cortisol and the stress response
- How do hormones affect skin as you age?Estrogen and skin ageing
- How long before I know if hormone therapy is working?How long hormone therapy takes to judge
- Why is my hormone dose different from my friend’s?Why your dose is yours
Testing
- What is the difference between an optimal and a normal lab range?Optimal range vs. normal range
- Why am I still exhausted when my bloodwork is normal?Exhausted, but the labs came back normal
- Why is a normal TSH not the whole thyroid picture?Thyroid testing beyond TSH
- What does a full hormone panel include?A comprehensive hormone panel
Aesthetics
- What is the difference between Botox and filler?Neuromodulators vs. filler
- What are Sculptra and Radiesse, and how are they different from filler?Collagen stimulators
- What is EZ Gel?EZ Gel
- What do PDO threads do?PDO threads
- What is the difference between Sculptra and Radiesse?Sculptra vs. Radiesse
- What are smooth threads?Smooth threads
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