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- Let's talk about testosterone. The Galveston Diet and Mary Claire Wellness are all curated FOR the menopausal woman. This is our specialty. Hormone replacement therapy is important during this stage of a woman's life if done CORRECTLY. We are not little men. We are not supposed to have the same amount of testosterone as men. It is simply a small replacement. Many physicians overdose testosterone and it is unacceptable. If this feels like it could be happening to you, here are links to help you learn to talk to your physician.
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Can you make a video on HOW to get the proper dose of testosterone in menopause and beyond. Soooo much conflicting information 😢
No kidding!! The conflicting information and opinions--all from medically trained prefessionals--is mind-boggling!
I@yogaexercise9637 is with everything...simple HRT is differently prescribed😢
@yogaexercise9637 Look up Dr. Shawn Tassone he talks about this at length.
I’m 41… embarking on my perimenopause journey and I CANNOT even get definitive testing or a straight answer on anything.. I feel lost, some symptoms are confusion and fluctuating emotions simultaneously… please just point me in an appropriate direction !!
@JoNannerz333 I had very much the same ,I was so lost 😢 on HRT since April and feel way better !!! But I agree it is so hard to get the right direction, and we don't even know ow which one is right😒
I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm a 47 yo woman who has been dismissed by doctors my entire life. We need more doctors like you to help us ladies out in this world ❤️
Same
Dismissed by every doctor I’ve seen since I was 19 years old. im now 58 and still haven’t ever come across a doctor who can help will help or who even gives a shit. The reason you see so many angry women in these comments is b/c nobody has helped us. I’ve never had a hormonal panel/blood work up done in my entire life even though im a classic menopausal disaster.
Most of us have kids, grandkids, elder parents we’re taking care of, jobs, pets, total care of the house, etc. Many of us are the PRIMARY source of everything for our families and we feel like crap and are treated like crap!
I go through my very busy days every day exhausted on a level that I should be hospitalized. Cold, tired, dizzy, severely depressed, can’t sleep, flu like body aches constantly, headaches, poor appetite, anxiety through the roof. Yeah, it’s a fun day being me. Life wasn’t meant to be like this is it?
@@glynis1007You should find a good holistic health provider to help you now, don't wait till you end up in the hospital, like me. Noone will prioritize you, but you
Allopathic medicine trains them to gaslight us
Allopathic medicine wont even t3st properly
My doctor sells the pellets and I kept telling them that I was getting too much testosterone and they blew me off. Finally I told them no more but too late for the irreversible side effects. They wanted me to keep going while they treated the side effects. How can they call themselves professionals when they know they are causing women harm by overdosing with the pellets. The money is more important than integrity. Dr. Mary is a true hero for women!!! She’s in it for the truth. I encourage everyone to support her with likes and comments and books and supplements so that she can help even more women get the best possible health care.
I am experiencing the same thing. What irreversible side effects have you experienced? I’m growing very concerned for my health as well.
@@debraaugustine5505 I have a lot more body hair than I had before including on my face. Once the hair is established it does not go away after you stop taking testosterone. Changes not in a good way to the appearance of my private area which also doesn’t go away. During the therapy testosterone made me moody and aggressive. The behavior changes do go away after you stop taking testosterone. It’s really sad. I probably would have benefited from a small dose but now I am too afraid of getting an overdose to take it again. This is why the FDA and research studies should figure out the right treatment for women so that pellet manufacturers and doctors aren’t experimenting on us.
Doctors make a lot of money selling the pellets. They are not covered by health insurance.
Report that doctor to the state medical board, the American Medical Association and/or any other professional association they may be involved with, and report them to the State’s Attorney’s Office as harmful to the public. Good luck 🍀 and I’m so sorry you have had to go through this. Thanks for speaking up.
Y'all don't know by now They don't Care anything about women
Im a 20 year old women so im nowhere near menopause but its still interesting to learn about what my body will be going through in the next 30 years
I am 54…I would tell my younger self…lift more weights and build good friendships that hike rather than party
@@unyungsong1747 I would add use sunscreen and decenter men
I blame doctors who say testosterone of 10 is normal and do nothing to help.
I respect this women a lot . She is practically only one I’ve seen who cares about our needs as menopausal women
Thanks to her, I'm alive !!!!
My friends all convinced me I should ask my doctor to get the pellet put in my hip for my testosterone. My doctor told me that would drive my testosterone way too high and she put me on the lower dose topical that keeps my testosterone right around 59/60 and I am a moderately active 42-year-old woman. I guess I should thank her.
What kind/brand of topical testosterone do you use?
Many many years ago my physician prescribed testosterone alternatively with birth control pills 💊. You can not believe the emotional roller coaster that put me on. Eventually I opted for an IUD. I continued to have extremely heavy periods and ended up in hospital with hemorrhaging and anemia. Women NEED proper hormonal care. It's not "in our heads"
Thank you for your channel 🙏 ❤
This is exactly why I went off the pellets. My testosterone levels were through the roof! My libido was that of a 19 year old boy. I switched over to the patch, progesterone, and Dhea last fall. I feel fantastic!
Can I ask how much DHEA are you taking?
@@yogaexercise9637 50 mg.
Are you still taking tostosterone or not?
@@monicajackson1914 No, Im not.
Yep, happened to me too with my first doctor. I didn’t know any better, and ended up being an angry, manic, mess.
Got a new dr. 🤞🏻
This is happening tome right now! What do I do??
Also-you can get overdosed with testosterone if your husband is using topical testosterone cream and you touch or rub that site. It happened to me, I was sick for 6 months and had horrible mood swings and rage. It turned out I was getting large amount of testosterone every day by simply having skin to skin contact. His doctor never warned him about that. I was lucky to have discovered it through a hormone test. I was starting to have chest pain too, it’s no joke, my testosterone levels were astronomically high. BEWARE.
They need to be careful with women, especially if she might get pregnant, i think.
Yikes!
This is also true of people who are transitioning. It's really dangerous and yet it's common practice.
So how do we avoid it? Just wait 15 minutes till it soaks into a man’s skin? Then make him wear a shirt over or something?
Wow 😲 I didn't know the rub on gel could do this to someone else just through skin to skin contact. I thought there might be a transfer, but not enough to have noticeable effects
YA!! BUT NO WHERE CAN I FIND BASIC DOSAGES BECAUSE DOCTORS DON"T KNOW ANYTHING
If you are a woman you have to be careful when taking testosterone because once it makes changes to your body it tends to be irreversible. You may experience a deeper voice, more body hair, and it can also cause things like a sharper jaw line like men have. These things can happen even with small doses of testosterone. As I have said, once your body makes these changes it is extremely hard or even impossible to go back to how you used to be. It is super important that your doctor gives you multiple blood tests over time so they can check to see what your body needs and so they don't over dose you with testosterone.
@@mikacandy5 I figured out what the basic dosage is for women, which is 10x less than men. You won't get permanent changes unless you are on high doses equivalent to men. Women actually have more testosterone than estrogen and progesterone naturally.
@@mikacandy5 That's exactly why I would stay away from the pellets!
If your budget or insurance allows, go through telehealth, Midi, Alloy, Evernow
Thank you. I am an RN and used BHRT compounded in the absolutely lowest dose possible for two years during me menopausal transitin. I was then able to slowly titrate off of them and am now a vibrant, healthy 68 yo woman.
Why would you titrate off HRT if they give you protection from Alzheimer’s, heart disease and osteoporosis? We wouldn’t titrate down on thyroid if we had hypothyroidism or insulin if you’re a diabetic. These hormones give us protection if used at the appropriate effective dose. It’s not just for managing symptoms at the lowest dose. This is backwards.
hrt is for LIFE.
@@sunnievictoria9917Not for everyone.Some ween off!
Ty for speaking up against other providers and standing up for your patience. Im 43 have had Endo for close to 30 years had a full hysterectomy at 29. I have been misdiagnosed and under treated by soo many doctors. I cant tell you how many times ive had a doctor act insulted that I said this about another doctor then automatically start blowing me off and basically try to tell me its in my head. After many many years I just recently found a doctor that listens and actually specializes in wemons health. I literally broke down and cried because I was nervous this would be yet another doctor to blow me off and because she was so amazing. Wemon need more doctors like you.
God help us from bad doctors because Hospitals don’t.
I had pellets being sold to me by a naturopath and I just couldn't get past that i wouldn't be able to stop them if I didn't like how my body reacted, so thankful I dodged that bullet. There are so few medical professionals I trust now, it's sad.
Thank you for raising awareness.
Thank you for being honest regarding the abusive empirical train of thought in Western medicine. ❤
how am i to trust anyone.... i need help and everyone is just ignoring evidence and throwing drugs at the problems
You can research and trust yourself to make non-stupid decisions. Too many people trust Dr who have no real experience, dont give two shits about their patients, but theyre an MD, so...🤷♂️
Pray.
Your aline in your frustration but your not alone. Some docs just won't listen
Her statement that men being at 250 is silly. Any man at 250 would be a worthless, emotional, mess of nothing.
@@proanimaluver6487 lol
@@mytruthslays1303 I knew a guy who after doing steroids had a level of 19. He almost killed himself.
I knew a woman who was a “natural” healthcare specialist. She had pellets implanted and the only reason I knew is because I was her massage therapist and she told me to avoid the area due to the pellets in her glutes. She was always normal and friendly before but I noticed a significant change in her personality after the pellet thing as she saw me for treatment once per week. Let’s just say the change was not a change for the better and she was like a different Haughty type personality after some time. Some of her employees I worked on also quit working for her because of it.
This is so maddening and why I barely go to the Dr....They barely help, bare minimum
I went to a noby GYN they asked me why I was there. I told them that I felt I was in perimeter pause and I was concerned that I should get all my levels checked before even doing any exam whatsoever, she said will then let me write you a prescription for estrogen. I said why in God's name? Would you prescribe me something without even knowing what my body levels are? It's a sad reality that doctors are just about writing prescriptions and trying to push depression and anxiety medication instead of actually doing the work.
The part about testing your hormones was probably ok if you’re still having periods, the levels of your FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone) and the number can change drastically depending on where you’re at in your cycle. They probably went off of your symptoms like hot flashes. If you still have your uterus you should be on both Estrogen and Progesterone. I’m not a doctor so you need to actually talk to a doctor about this but I am an RN who recently went through Menopause and I’m telling you what my doctor told me. I was having horrible symptoms towards the end of my perimenopause period with severe hot flashes and rage feelings. I hope you’re getting the help that you need.
You’re 100% correct. Well said.
You dose by symptoms
Do not tell people what medications they should take, NURSE.@@lisae6725
Yup, hormones fluctuate from day to day or more often, so blood tests won't be conclusive. The Dr will look at what symptoms you have that indicate low levels of particular hormones, and prescribe from there.
I did pellets when I first went through menopause and the second time he gave me the pellets he gave me testosterone and I could feel the difference and I had to wait three long months for the anger to subside. It was a horrible experience… I do not do pellets anymore.
My doctor had me go with pellets and my T was at 250. They never gave me E and my E blood level was
I agree!!!! LISTEN to this Ladies...I was getting injectable hrt (by male doctor) ...immediately after the injections every 2 weeks...my aerolas were not only KILLING ME (from the estrogen) but I could NOT rest/sleep for 3-4 days AFTER (Testosterone shot) plus a HUGE headache...it actually scared me, thought i was having a heart attack..the dr office 1st time said, we'll inject u next time with lower dosage, 2nd time, same thing happened. I'm now being prescribed creams. (My bloodwork numbers came in originally low at 0-11 for both when I tested, who KNOWS what it jumped up too) but listen to your body!!!!!
THANKS FOR THE CONFIRMATION TODAY DOC ❤
Maybe don’t inject yourself with a man’s level of T then.
THIS!! This happened to me and it kicked off 18 months of cardiac issues and every known menopause symptom got worse! I went in to address the growing midsection and night sweats. It has been a nightmare for me and my family
Pellets scare the garbage out of me and I’ve been on compounded HRT for years. I have my first visit with a NAMS provider next week to discuss quitting the compounds and getting on FDA-approved formulations. My compounds and physician are too costly for me to retire, although I’m doing great and it scares the crap out of me to try to change it all up. I’m on a tiny daily dose of topical testosterone and it was a game changer for me when we added it in my second year of HRT. I’m truly terrified that I won’t be able to continue testosterone. I canceled a NAMS provider visit because she won’t even consider micro-dosing testosterone for women.
My hormone doctor says a testosterone number is useless without a sex hormone binding globulin test (SHBG). She put me on testosterone gel and my testosterone number shot up to 148. When I freaked out about it, she said my SHBG number was so high, it was binding up most of my free testosterone and I was still considered to be low in testosterone. No one ever seems to talk about this SHBG number in relation to calculating true testosterone level. I go to the top hormone specialist docs in AZ, BTW. That’s all they do, hormones. Took me a year to even get in for an appointment. So don’t start freaking out if your testosterone is high. If you don’t have a SHBG test and calculation done, it means nothing.
why is your SHBG level high?
I'm in AZ and looking for a hormone doctor. Do you mind sharing dr. Name?
Same! 148 but my free testosterone was only 2
What doctor do you subscribe to in Arizona?
Is there a formula to use? So is there a total T tested and a free-T tested? (I'm new to this.) So if there were a free-T, wouldn't that be the bottom line? And if there isn't a free-T test, then how would one arrive at what your available T is??
I am experiencing high dosage symptoms and have high numbers like that with my labs. I am growing very concerned for my health. Please explain what you mean by “looking for a tumor”.
She means that normally if you came in for a check up and they saw your levels thst high it would be so out of the norm they’d think you had a tumor
The problem is pellets and creams. No way to administer a dose that is consistent
Pellets!?! I'm on a transdermal cream (weaker strength and much more controllable day to day) and as soon as my levels went a smidge over range my prescription reduced to every other day instead of every day. Its wild out there!!
That happened to me! Pellets made my testosterone in the 300s. I felt bad. It really sucked having to just wait for it to wear off. Took several months. When the provider (in Friendswood) refused to use anything else accept pellets, I changed doctors.
Sorry to hear that. I am going in month 3 Of weaning off. I want to transition into testosterone cream, but no more pellets.
Same thing happened to me , I microdose with cypionate injections weekly now and I’m more level and feel really good. Go for bloodwork in a couple
Days .
the cream is awesome @@sylviawhelan9107
@tawnicapurro4528 I also do the same kind of Testosterone injections.
I used to do the pallet but disliked the scars on my bottom very much!
I just want to stop sweating in my sleep or otherwise and I'm pissed all the time I'm to young had hyst in 05 I'm 52 now and HATE life 😢
I'm turning 38 in February and because of you I realized that all my other symptoms could be LOW ESTROGEN. I'm still nursing my 1 year old just 2-3 times a day. Just before naps and bedtime. I think it could be my age and the nursing that causing it. SO GRATEFUL to find your channel and now I can at least have a great heads up!! I do not have a good relationship with my mother at all so I wouldn't have known a single thing about Menopause and I had never even known it's just a one time event and there's a build up before it and the effects after. I was so uninformed!!! I don't have hot flashes, but I cannot sleep, I have EXTREMELY dry skin, thin hair at my temples that keeps growing back and then thinning again, I've changed my shampoos and conditioners thinking it was that. I've been so moody just today I was getting overly emotional and crying as if I was a pregnant woman! My neck has been itching like crazy. I feel so much stress in my neck and shoulders all day long it causes me to feel fatigue and NOT wanting to leave the house. I'm just a stay-at-home Mother with a 4 year old and 1 year old. It feels like that's all I can manage and anything else is too much. I'm always just trying to take 5 min to do deep breaths, been drinking "Positive Energy" Tea which helps so much with the ashwaghanda!! But now I'm going to look into other herbal supplements. I've been bingewatching your channel now all week!!!
Apparently the most common problem around our age is low progesterone and excess oestrogen... make sure you don't take oestrogen unless you really need it because it can cause cancer.
Check to see if the ashwaganda is ok for breastfeeding your baby, and what any hormones you take that that recommend, if it’s safe for baby. You may have to either wait or wean. Good luck 🍀
Nursing may be causing some of those symptoms. I nursed all 6 of mine and loved it but it does make it like “pseudo menopause”. I used a little estrogen cream after one or two of mine in that nursing time and it sort of primed the pump and things got better. Just an idea! I think that happened a little more as I got older (36 and 38 for my last).
If there is dryness vaginally, that’s a sure sign.
Free testosterone is the number that counts-not total
Yes! This is true. It happened to me. It has changed my voice a bit and got extra hair growth in areas I didn’t have any before. They said it was fine and my normal doctor was saying no. I got off of it quick. It took almost 6 months for things to get back to normal. The voice and chin hairs didn’t. It’s not noticeable to others but it is to me. It’s fine now after laser hair removal.
Oh my gosh …… same with me!!! At my 6 weeks they said I was at 620 I’m so upset! They where supposed to reduce it at that visit. My voice is sounding horse and I am tired and chest hurts. Could not lose weight!!! Not sure what to do:(😮
Girl I dated same exact symptoms and enlargement of …
If a person desires to transition, wouldn't the amount of T they are receiving be unhealthy for their female endocrine sys? Your comment about a possible tumor over 90 gave me pause cuz I wondered how it could be horrible for a woman to be at 250+T level but then at the same second it be OK if they wanted to transition. I love your content and usually (always!) find your ideas so logical. This one has me stumped 😮
I agree!
My thoughts exactly!
You are correct. It’s an ok for thee but not thou scenario. If you’re transitioning then doctors are fine with your hormones being completely out of wack but if you’re a woman who just wants to increase bone density, increase libido, improve overall mood, help add some skeletal muscle then you’ll be shamed about how dangerous it is. Before anyone comes at me, I think both scenarios are fine as long as they understand the risks involved. Having 90 or above naturally would set off alarms bc something is causing it but to have 90 or above is not what is causing cancer. Instead of saying this is what a normal female reference range is, doctors should be explaining possible side effects at certain ranges. The dose makes the poison so at what levels do women begin seeing the negative side effects? That should be the purpose here
In my opinion it is very foolish for healthy people to take abnormal amounts of cross sex hormones... they are playing with fire... you don't realize how precious your health really is until it's gone
@@johngoff8350 true. all my friends who are on pellets love them.
Thank you! I had pellets twice. Overdosed the first time. Tried again when I was going on an extended trip. I was given a smaller dose, but still had some symptoms. No more pellets for me-only topical.
I’m considering discounting testosterone.
I just found out today from my hormone specialist that I have a testosterone level of 258. This is the first post I have seen online and I’ve been searching for about two hours now about overdosing of testosterone. I’m so thankful to have found this! I’ve been taking 5 mg cream daily for over a year for energy and libido and have been experiencing extreme anxiety and depression. My doc suggested going cold turkey and starting on progesterone as I am nine days before my period. Can you speak to how to titrate off of testosterone safely? everything I’ve seen online about going cold turkey talks about getting anxiety and depression, which is exactly what I’m just trying to get out of. I’m calling my doctor back again tomorrow, but shooting for the moon for a reply tonight! Whenever you can, I am grateful to get a second opinion! Thank you so much for your time and expertise!
Every GP’s office I’ve been in the last several years (we have moved around a lot) is hawking BioT. And I get the feeling that all the “training” most of them have is just what that company rep provided them. Just enough to sell that expensive “treatment” (because they never tell you there are much cheaper options that also allow you to pretty rapidly adjust the dose, unlike those pellets.
Thank you so much.Pellet profit pressure is REAL and too many “prescribers” are untrained and unethically practicing $$$
In 2017, a compounding pharmacists gave me a man's dose of testosterone cream. Once my Dr and I figured it out by doing blood tests, he did admit to it. I had some bad reactions to it. Thank you, Dr Haver.
Please don’t use compounded hormone meds. You can get bioidentical hormones using FDA approved meds so you’ll be confident of the dose you’re getting and the insurance will pay for it
This is why the FDA needs to approve low dose testosterone for women so that we are not at the mercy of unregulated compounding pharmacies. How often does your food or drink order get messed up lately because of labor shortages? It’s too risky… our government is failing women on so many levels. Thank goodness for Dr Mary! Let’s help her make some noise for change. Dr Mary for president!!!
Happened to me!!!😡compounded bioidentical. Stopped it immediately. Just now reconsidering HRT watching your videos and because I am miserable with this Menopause journey:(
Who cares who gets mad? If you’re speaking the truth than so be it!
You go Doc you’re a life saver!
This is me…I am in the 200s now on pellet therapy. BUT I had a super high SHBG from OCP, so my free T is low. Is there room for that in the conversation? I felt awful. Now I am great. Thus far I don’t have side effects but was considering a boost due to free t. Please drop a provider course. I am NP who is now super passionate about this and studying now. so many opinions. We need research!
figure out how to lower your shbg. Maybe take Boron and stop using the Estrogen patch?
YES!! At 6 months post pellet I was over 200! AND estrogen was through the roof, even though I was only getting testosterone pellets!
This is exactly what happened to me. The worst thing I ever did was get pellets as my hormones have never been the same. Thank you for sharing 🙌
I was getting pellets and I was being overdosed and it ruined my skin and I started growing a beard. I stopped and let my levels drop back to normal and I’m doing so much better, extra facial hair is gone and my skin is beautiful again. Women aren’t meant to have such high levels. It did give me a lot more energy but it wasn’t worth it. Thank you for sharing about this.
AGREED- so happy to see a physician highlight this- THANK YOU!
Totally happened to me! I am now completely OFF of the bioidentical hormones and waiting for testosterone level to come down(was 288)….what a nightmare and now my T3 is starting to go down while my other thyroid levels are in normal range. I am 51…had total hysterectomy at 39….I am now using fasting and diet to regulate hormones….scary!
What type of testosterone did you get?
Pellet? Injection? Cream?
@@DennettDanielle Pellets….at first 100mg every 4-6 months then went down to 87.5mg. I am going to my dr next week after a year off of T and asking for a cream to supplement my Estring. Fingers crossed!
So true. Happened to me. Awful
Happened to me too😢
Happened to me and I lost so much hair. Still trying to recover
I am taking 0.25mg (lozenges) every other day and that is plenty for me. Can’t imagine taking more than that. The amounts you are talking about would put me in the hospital. So crazy that women are taking those insane amounts!! 😳😱😬
Where do you get them?
Keep on doing what you do! Keep on sharing what you share!
My last Peek, Poke, and Pinch (annual pelvic, pap, mammogram) exam was w a new male Dr and I was not impressed w his pat answer that there were more risks involved w HRT than benefits. He wasn't offering any discussion about it. No references or anecdotal information either. The last time I had a good discussion about risks vs benefits was a decade ago. Thank you for your great info and insights!
I began estradiol topical gel day after my complete hysterectomy 4.4.24. On 5.3.24 I had BHRT pellets inserted. My initial labs before pellet placement showed my testosterone at 26; vitamin d at 25; estradiol at 147.1.
Interestingly since pellet insertion my testosterone raised significantly May 31 was 286, July 12 was 185. However estradiol was only May 31 was 42.8 July 12 was 38.6. FORTUNATELY I haven’t noticed any adverse testosterone effects as of now. While waiting for the testosterone to come down my doctor started me on 0.05mg estradiol patch on 7.17.24.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE how complicated this whole process is from being ignored at 30 years old when diagnosed with perimenopause through numerous cone biopsies, leeps, colposcopies, conizations from 30 to 54 years old. NOW while it does continue to be confusing at times; I believe that having my labs done monthly & working closely with my current doctor is allowing me climb out of the menopause induced hell I’ve been living in. 🤞
I love my dose. I feel so much better. Yes it is elevated according to standard of care. I have take intentional measures to eat, exercise, sleep, supplement my body.
your amazing. Thank you for all your work and presence.
Have you read testosterone addiction by Lisa Marie Shawnessy. Exactly what you are talking about.
My daughter has PCOS and her testosterone level was 95 when she was diagnosed at 14. I can’t imagine 200+!
Honestly I have a friend that had the pellets put in. She told me that I should consider it. She felt like she was in her 30s. I’m not. I don’t know why she thought I needed it.
She felt as if she were in her 30s, despite her actual age?
How old is she ???
Just curious
@@Miami11155 She’s 53/54.
I have been on pellets for four years or so and feel great. I’m 58.
Wow, just wow. Thank you so much for sharing this
Thank you Dr Haver. Am a premenopausal woman with you in this fight. Thank you for your dedication and brave heart! ❤👏
Thank you for addressing this. I'm a 55 y woman who was just prescribed progesterone and estradiol patch. 10 yrs after a partial hyst. Nothing given. I hope these help me. ❤
Thank you, this is truly beyond words!
Thank you Doctor for caring! And sharing this! Blessed day!🙏💖
I increased my testostetone level naturally. I was always riding the 12-20 range until I added amino acids and went on a high good fat & cholesterol diet. I just tested at 51 and my lipid profile was excellent.
Oh my , bless those women , what they must be going through . That must be stopped .
Great info! I am currently seeking replacement T and I feel nervous about trusting whatever dose I'm given. What would be the right amount for a menopausal woman whose labs show no T at all?
This is really true! I was overdose. I stopped using it.
Yes. I got testosterone pellets and my testosterone went as high as 371! I'm fortunate in that it faded and I'm down to 18 now, but this is definitely REAL!
Very good to know. I never wanted pellets. Seeing my gynecologist July 1 to talk about the patch.
That's wild! My husband had his levels checked, and his were just below 200 which is incredibly low for men. A woman's levels at 280 is bonkers.
200 in men is SUUUUUUUPER low. Like way out of the normal range.
Thank you so much for your videos!!!!
This happened to me 😢, I was at normal testosterone level, I had the pellets injected and now my level is 240 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ how do I fix this, I’m never going back to that doctor.
I have a loved one that needs to know this. If I say it it won’t matter because I’m always “worried”.
I was overdosed. My level was 568. I spent so much money going to multiple doctors and having imaging tests done because of the bad symptoms it gave me. I thought I was dying. After seven months my level is finally in range but now my estrogen is 250 when it was only 40 before. :(
My voice started getting deep and my skin pimpled. Hair started thinning. Sad it happened
The testosterone can turn into estrogen in some. My sister had a uterine lining of 13mm😳 no more pellets for her
Thank you for sharing this information! My OB keeps trying to push pellets on me and I keep declining. She just couldn’t answer any of my questions about them, so I declined the offer. I haven’t seen a doctor in 5 years because my OB just keeps pushing drugs on me and won’t offer anything else to help me except drugs. 😢
Thank you. Finally someone is saying it.
This is frightening, and yet there are menopause doctors (Dr. Susan Hardwick) on RUclips who use pellets.
@virginia6793 I love her videos! She's all about testing the levels and getting the pellet dosage right. I think pellets can be good. I have 3 friends with good experiences, and they are supposed to be a consistent steady dose. We just don't want consistently high she-hulk doses.
In my experience the conversation the doctor is having with me is limited to 15 minutes and are not communicating information that as a lay person I wouldn't know to be concerned with. I'm pre-diabetic but getting my numbers down didn't happen until I understood more about type 2 diabetes and how foods affect me differently compared to another prediabetic. Even with the diabetes nurse with 20 minute visits bi-weekly. Thanks to Internet education and a lot of hours listening I'm almost out of prediabetic range (5.7 on A1c) over 3 months time. Information isn't delivered or isn't given the attention necessary to or just not given the time period. We get health class when we're ten but have nothing available as we age. Until the Internet exploded with providers who have the time and take the time to produce a video. Like the lovely Dr. Haver.
Thanks doc. I wish you were on the west coast I would book out of pocket to see you for some issues.
Hi! Thank you for the information; it’s appropriated! Also, may i know the brand of your glasses? I love ‘em! ☺️
This is great information but it offers no solution because everybody can’t come to you, so who do we trust. I am in Oklahoma and I have no idea where to go or who’s good or who to trust thanks for the info though..
Thank u. This is helpful when looking for right doc.
It could probably even trigger hair loss from so much darn testosterone!
It happened to me. My hair thinned and I am devastated 😢
That you for that important information doc. ❤
This is so helpful thank you so much!! 🙏
Love your honesty thank you so much 💞
Thank k you for sharing this very important info 🙌👏👏!
“You’re a physician, yet you use the phrase “transitioning from female to male.”
My test was 9 😂. Got test cream and it took my ankle pain away like magic .I am so curious for next blood work what the levels are.
Mine were 1...lol
Terrible having low t
Initially I was at a 4 after 3 months on topical t; at a 14, just started a higher dose. I still spend more time in bed than out. Hopefully it’ll get better. I’m exhausted.
Thanks for sharing this info❤
Ty for helping us ❤❤❤❤❤
This is why I DON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR.
Most doctors don't care enough about me to research how they should treat me, and I can't afford to go to the ones who do.
They will mess you up and then offer to fix you for $$$ and the cycle continues. It's disgusting.
My doc won't do anything - won't check hormone levels, nothing - because i have an IUD. Female doc. It's outrageous how hard it is to get help.
An IUD may be providing supplemental progesterone to your uterus but it is not systemic they way progesterone therapy is. Your doctor doesn't need a blood test to determine if you are in perimenopause, they should do that based on your symptoms. Here is an article to help you find a menopause educated doctor. There are also telemedicine options in case you live in an area that doesn't have a lot of choice in doctors.
thepauselife.com/blogs/the-pause-blog/top-4-tips-for-finding-top-notch-menopause-care?_pos=1&_sid=7f7cde004&_ss=r
~ XO Community Support Team
Thank you so much. I'll check out the resource. Duluth, MN - not exactly rural, but not far off. The struggle is real.
Thank you for the information! I have been considering the hormone pellet injected underneath skin. I have been trying so many different natural things for my horrible menopause symptoms. Too many to list. Nothing is working so far and getting discouraged. I appreciate all of your wonderful knowledge❤
Should women be given testosterone during peri menopause and if so how much?
Very individual decision but some of my patients do benefit from low dose transdermal testosterone replacement (I'm a gyn in Washington)
I asked my doctor a question last month and he told me he didn’t know he was learning from patients like me