Question for the ladies re: Bio Identical Hormones - Menopause Message Board

kittywitty · 11-01-2008, 04:19 PM

I'm not sure if this is where I post this or not. I've had my hormones tested and I get the results next week. I may have to go on bio identical hormones due to perimenopause. For those of you that have taken them, I'm wondering two things: what, if any, side effects have you experienced on them (specifically testosterone)? And, secondly, does health insurance cover these? Thank you for any replies.

mod-anon · 11-02-2008, 12:48 AM

I am moving this thread to the Menopause Board, where you might get more responses.

ainfante · 11-02-2008, 08:50 AM

Hi there. Generally the insurance companies do not pay for this. There might be some coming to the forefront that this is a more natural way to combat meno symptoms. Maybe in the near future, who knows. I've taken progesterone for perimenopause made by a bio pharmaceutical company which I had a reaction too. made me too nervous. Then I used Natragest recommended by a chiropractor. It worked great. It was just progesterone though. Now I am taking Doctor's natural therapy which is natural estrogen (estriol) cream with natural progesterone. Just started as I am post menopausal 14 months. doing it for anxiety, irritableness and vaginal dryness. Also using it for osteopenia as my bone scan came up with this result. Im glad to hear your doctor is into bioidential hormones. I'm going to be 50 in a few weeks. How old are you?

Andrea

kittywitty · 11-02-2008, 12:31 PM

Thanks for the reply. I didn't think that they would cover them. I'll have to call them to make sure, though. I just thought I'd get a heads up from people on here first. I hope they're not too expensive. If so, I'll just have to keep taking matters into my own hands and going to the health/vitamin store. I just turned 38 this past June. My biggest problem is lack of sex drive. If I wasn't married, I could care less if I ever have sex again for the rest of my life. That's about how interested I am. I never think about sex. I'm just so afraid that taking the testosterone is going to make me hairy, give me a deep voice, make my hair fall out (worse than what it already is!), etc.

ainfante · 11-02-2008, 04:41 PM

LOL on the testerone. I don't think it will make you hairy if you use minimal. It will help a lot on your sex drive. Are you in menopause?