Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

why hasnt my doctor discussed hormone replacement therapy?

I have pcos (polycystic ovary syndrome). I am 20 years old and want to try and get pregnant in three years with my hubby. Anyways I’m currently taking metformin which is suposed to help pcos. but im wondering why if i have high estrogen and low progesterone and very high androgens why my doc hasnt considered hormone therapy. ive brought it up a few times but she seemed to skip over the issue. im very concerned if i dont get my hormones balanced that my low progesterone will cause me to repeatedly miscarry and even if i do get pregnant that i wont be able to breastfeed. also the acne and facial hair issues are demoralizing and i heard hormone therapy would have a profound affect.
ALSO im interested in using bioidentical hormones instead of synthetic. does anybody know more about this?

I am no doctor, here is a link:

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec18/ch244/ch244e.html?qt=pcos&alt=sh

My guess is that the diagnosis should be confirmed with ultrasound and maybe a battery of hormone levels being checked.

It might be that your PCOS could be solved with pregnancy, I don’t know, and probably the cheapest and easiest thing to do would be to take Clomiphene therapy ( a drug that blocks estrogen effects).

Keep in mind that the more estrogens a person has in their system, from whatever source, the higher the risk of breast cancer.

Womens Hormones: Treat Symptoms of Low Progesterone

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