Menopause
Menopause is natural. Suffering through it is not. How bad your symptoms get depends on two things. One is that your ovaries make fewer hormones. The other is how well your other systems can help make up for it. Your adrenals, thyroid, gut, and liver all pitch in. Most plans that add hormones from the outside ignore all of this.
Perimenopause and menopause happen when your ovaries make fewer hormones. But how bad your symptoms feel depends on many things. Your adrenal glands matter. Your thyroid matters. How your gut handles estrogen matters. How much stress you carry matters. And your genes matter too. Signal-Based Medicine looks at your whole hormone system using special tests and the KureBioMap. This way you get help that fits you, not the same treatment everyone gets.
Symptoms
Hot flashes and night sweats. Mood changes and feeling irritable. Sleep problems. Weight gain, especially around your middle. Brain fog. Low sex drive. Vaginal dryness. Joint pain. Hair that gets thinner. Feeling very tired.
Root Causes
When your ovaries make less hormone, your adrenals are supposed to help out. But if your adrenals are already worn out from years of stress, they cannot help. Your gut bacteria break down estrogen. If your gut bacteria are not healthy, estrogen does not clear out the way it should. Your thyroid often gets weaker at the same time. Regular hormone treatment fixes only ONE of these things. We look at all of them.
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Testing
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- Check all your hormones
- See how your adrenal glands are working
- Check your thyroid
- Check your gut health
- Check your bone strength
- Check your heart health markers
- See how your body breaks down hormones
- KureBioMap assessment
Treatment Approach
We look at all your hormones, not just estrogen. Then we build a plan just for you. It might include hormones that match your body, help for your adrenal glands, thyroid support, and fixing your gut. We use your genes and how you feel right now to make the plan work best.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is hormone replacement therapy safe?
Hormone therapy can be safe and work well for many women. The trick is making it fit each person. Your doctor should test you first. This includes checking how your body breaks down hormones. Then your doctor can give you the right dose for you, not the same dose for everyone.
When should I start addressing menopause symptoms? The best time is during perimenopause, before symptoms get bad. Early help lets us get your adrenal system, thyroid, and gut working well. These systems control how easy or hard your menopause transition will be.
Can I manage menopause without hormones?
Some women can. It depends on how well their adrenal glands work, how well their thyroid works, and how healthy they are overall. Our assessment finds out if you need help with your hormones or if fixing other parts of your body can take care of your symptoms instead.
About the author
Kenton Gray is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kure Health. He writes here as an operator, not a clinician.
