• What is the Kaplan Clinic's approach to diagnosing and treating hormonal imbalances?
• What are some symptoms of and conditions associated with hormonal imbalances?
• Examples of alternative treatments for hormonal imbalances
• Background: What are hormones?

What is the Kaplan Clinic's approach to diagnosing and treating hormonal imbalances?

Often we find that patients suffering from chronic pain, illness, or fatigue have been living with hormonal imbalances that have never been properly diagnosed. Our physicians, therefore, actively consider and rigorously investigate this possibility. During your first visit to the Kaplan Clinic, your physician will conduct a comprehensive health history and physical examination, and if appropriate, order laboratory tests to explore whether a hormonal imbalance is causing or contributing to your condition. If the lab results indicate there is a hormonal imbalance, your physician will work with you to develop an integrated, comprehensive health care strategy that suits your needs and lifestyle.

Your individual treatment plan may include traditional synthetic hormone replacement, but many patients also are interested in considering alternative therapies, such as natural hormone replacement, nutritional supplements, herbal remedies, homeopathy, dietary changes, acupuncture, and compounded hormones (where the physician instructs a pharmacist to create a special formulation of a hormone replacement or supplement suited to the needs of a particular patient). Our goal is to develop a treatment plan that is effective and comfortable for you. All of Kaplan Clinic's physicians screen for and treat hormonal imbalances using traditional and alternative therapies.

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