A little long….So I wanted to share with this board how I helped fix my wife's menopausal symptoms and revved up our sex life. A little background first. My wife is 58 and I am 57. We have been married for 34 years and for a few years have been empty nesters. We are both in very good shape and have always taken good care of ourselves. About 18 months ago, my wife having had symptoms of menopause, hot flashes, night sweats, low energy and a low libido, I started doing some research on what to do. Mostly, this was my own selfishness because the symptom that really affected me the most was her low libido. I was going through a dramatic increase in my libido, that's another story, and hers was crashing.
She was dead set against HRT because of the increased incidence of breast cancer. I was looking at these types of boards and came across a term that I was unfamiliar with, which was bioidentical hormones (BHRT). I'm not going to elaborate on what they are or why they are better than traditional HRT since there is so much information available on the subject. I did purchase a book on the subject and discussed at length with my wife what I had learned. She did her own homework too and became intrigued, so I moved to the next step, which was finding the right doctor.
I read over and over about doctors that do not believe or understand BHRT. I also learned that some of the prescriptions, needed to be formulated and manufactured by a compounding pharmacy. These prescriptions are tailored specifically for the individual patient. I had contacted one of the few compounding pharmacies in my area and asked for recommendations on doctors who specialize in BHRT. They gave me a few and I started doing some more homework. I found a female MD, Endocrinologist that specialized in menopause.
A few weeks later my wife and I met with the doctor. We discussed symptoms, therapies, and timing for improvement. The first step was for my wife to have tests completed to see what her hormone levels were. At the next appointment the doctor went over the test results and prescribed estrogen and progesterone, but no testosterone at this time. Within two months my wife had more energy and the night sweats and hot flashes were all gone. Her libido was better, but not where it was pre-menopause.
More tests and more follow-ups with the doctor. She was now tweaking the dosages and had added testosterone and later a little more testosterone. Six months into the BHRT my wife is back to her pre-menopausal self. As for me, I'm a happy camper because I have my wife back and we're having great sex three to six times per week. As I stated in the beginning this journey started through my own selfishness, but the results for both of us have been dramatically positive.
She was dead set against HRT because of the increased incidence of breast cancer. I was looking at these types of boards and came across a term that I was unfamiliar with, which was bioidentical hormones (BHRT). I'm not going to elaborate on what they are or why they are better than traditional HRT since there is so much information available on the subject. I did purchase a book on the subject and discussed at length with my wife what I had learned. She did her own homework too and became intrigued, so I moved to the next step, which was finding the right doctor.
I read over and over about doctors that do not believe or understand BHRT. I also learned that some of the prescriptions, needed to be formulated and manufactured by a compounding pharmacy. These prescriptions are tailored specifically for the individual patient. I had contacted one of the few compounding pharmacies in my area and asked for recommendations on doctors who specialize in BHRT. They gave me a few and I started doing some more homework. I found a female MD, Endocrinologist that specialized in menopause.
A few weeks later my wife and I met with the doctor. We discussed symptoms, therapies, and timing for improvement. The first step was for my wife to have tests completed to see what her hormone levels were. At the next appointment the doctor went over the test results and prescribed estrogen and progesterone, but no testosterone at this time. Within two months my wife had more energy and the night sweats and hot flashes were all gone. Her libido was better, but not where it was pre-menopause.
More tests and more follow-ups with the doctor. She was now tweaking the dosages and had added testosterone and later a little more testosterone. Six months into the BHRT my wife is back to her pre-menopausal self. As for me, I'm a happy camper because I have my wife back and we're having great sex three to six times per week. As I stated in the beginning this journey started through my own selfishness, but the results for both of us have been dramatically positive.
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