My Menopause Blog

For those of you that were reading along on My Menopause Blog 15 months ago, you may recall that I did a home saliva test to determine my current hormone levels.

Should you want to refresh your memory by revisiting my experience, you can read the beginning, middle, more middle, near the end of the middle, the absolute end of the middle, near the end, and finally the end of the end of my saliva test adventure by mousing your way through those links.

Fifteen months ago, I had a hard time tracking down enough information about saliva tests for me to feel confident, let alone fully informed. They were not nor are they yet close to a mainstream approach to menopause. Indeed, poor old mainstream was still standing in the middle of Menopause Street, pants dangling at the ankles, not sure where to turn post HRT scare. HRT was Menopause Plan A. There was no Plan B.
I’m no scientist - but neither am I content to put all my dried up menopausal eggs into the conventional medical stream basket. Medical science has never been terrific at treating the ‘whole woman’ nor issues that are not diseased based. Menopause may have a list of symptoms but disease it is not - nor is it universally experience the same way. So unless the doctor is specializing in menopause, you may not get the individual attention that you need.

When I took the plunge and forked over the dough for a saliva test, I did so with my intuition in high gear and a few encouraging words from other women. If I was being taken for a ride, the worst case scenario was simple - there was nothing dangerous or risky about a saliva test. And best case - I’d learn something about my hormone levels.

Times have changed since I went searching for information and a test. For starters, there’s simply more opinions to wade through. And like everything to do with your health, it’s your job to do the wading.

So if this is a path you want to explore, I would suggest you start with one of my advertisers, Jackie Harvey and her content rich website. I’ve attended one of her seminars and listened to her DVD on Hormone Health. In both cases I came away feeling much more informed about my menopausal health.

Her banner is posted on the top right side of this blog for your easy clicking pleasure.
Sue Richards

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