Menopause The correct levels of all of your hormones are needed for you to achieve optimal health, with the assistance of experts in the field of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff is ready and able to offer you a full hormone screening to test your sex hormones; estrogen, progesterone, testosterone; as well…
*Results may vary from person to person.
*I was suffering terribly at the onset of menopause . Weight gain, foggy brain, more symptoms then I have room to mention. I didn’t even recognize myself anymore! Luckily ,Dr Diana Ostroff offered help. She did a most thorough phone consultation ( I lived far away) she sent me saliva tests, she was able To…
*I started having severe and debilitating symptoms that were affecting my ability to work. This took me by surprise because I had never had hormonal problems before, except sometimes for migraines that seemed to be hormonally related, and I have always been in good health (or so I thought).
After two months of misery on hormone replacement therapy, and having tried both synthetic and natural hormones, my hormone imbalance seemed to be much worse and the symptoms were so severe that I had to take a leave of absence from work. It was at this point that I made and appointment with Dr. Ostroff.
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