Why Regular Blood Testing for MHT is Bad Medicine
- Dr. Rochelle Bernstein
- Jul 17, 2023
- 6 min read
There is no good medical reason for regular blood (or urine or saliva) testing for sex hormone levels during perimenopause or menopause. Hormone levels vary wildly and unpredictably during perimenopause. In fact, it's one of the reasons that your symptoms are so severe. Once you're in menopause your hormone levels change very little so checking blood levels is a waste of time and money. Doctors following the evidence-based standard of care prescribe menopausal hormone therapy to treat certain symptoms of menopause, not to treat menopause itself or to restore your hormones to their reproductive age levels or to fix any other nonsense that folks selling supplements or hormones or testing, etc tout. Menopause is not a disease that needs to be cured any more than pregnancy or puberty.
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