How to Get Tested for Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormone replacement therapy has been a natural solution that has been very wide spread in the past several years. Part of the reason for this is simple: It works. Of course this isn't something that you can do at home, it must be done with a doctor in a medical setting to ensure your results are correct. There are some steps that you have to go through before you can get the replacement therapy done, but they aren't hard.

Things You'll Need

• Medical doctor
• Medical insurance

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Instructions

• 1

  Make an appointment with your doctor. This is often the first step when considering any kind of replacement therapy. At this appointment you doctor will go through a long list of questions with your regarding your medical history, discuss the problems you have been having and will hopefully order a hormone analysis from the lab. The test may be done on your blood, urine, or saliva, depending on the doctor you go to. The entire visit will generally last about an hour.

• 2

  Go back to the doctor for a follow-up. The lab that did your tests will send your doctor the results and it will call you for a follow-up appointment. At this point you will be called in for another doctor visit. This visit will consist of reading and explaining your test results. Normally these results will show slight imbalances in hormones, but your doctor will tell you what is going on specifically with your body.

• 3

  Choose the best option for you. This is the part that will be up to you. You will now know the results and hopefully understand any consequences. Your doctor will have given you his advice already and the choice will be yours. If you decide against it, the steps are done. But if you decide to continue on with the replacement therapy, continue on to step 4.

• 4

  Take the prescription from your doctor for a supplement tailored especially for you. There is no "one size fits all" vitamins here. This pill will have exactly what it is that you are in need of. You will have to take the prescription to the pharmacy and get the order filled.

• 5

  Begin your regimen and keep in near-constant contact with your doctor. This will allow him to monitor your progress and the effects of the therapy.