It is a "curse" to be a unique or intersting case:)
Though our health issues are different, we share one thing--being a unique case. For me, it was a rare form of brain cancer. It took 3 separate teams of physicians to treat me and bring the cancer to remission.
Sometimes it takes finding the right physician, seeking out the specialist and most important, ask for explanations until you are satisfied.
I will be praying for you today. If not the answers today, at least, to be pointed in the right direction.
To answer your question about an elevated serum estradiol (U.S. spelling) levels in postmenopausal women, this is what I found on the website, Medscape. com.:
"Estradiol levels decrease significantly because of loss of follicular production with menopause and postmenopause, but estrone, which is aromatized from androstenedione from nonfollicular sources, is still produced and is the major source of circulating estrogen in the postmenopausal female. "
Obviously, I am not a physician, but I wonder if an evaluation of other hormones, such as thyroid, might not be a wise direction. Sometimes, health care practictioners need to think "outside the box".
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It is a "curse" to be a unique or intersting case:)
Though our health issues are different, we share one thing--being a unique case. For me, it was a rare form of brain cancer. It took 3 separate teams of physicians to treat me and bring the cancer to remission.
Sometimes it takes finding the right physician, seeking out the specialist and most important, ask for explanations until you are satisfied.
I will be praying for you today. If not the answers today, at least, to be pointed in the right direction.
To answer your question about an elevated serum estradiol (U.S. spelling) levels in postmenopausal women, this is what I found on the website, Medscape. com.:
"Estradiol levels decrease significantly because of loss of follicular production with menopause and postmenopause, but estrone, which is aromatized from androstenedione from nonfollicular sources, is still produced and is the major source of circulating estrogen in the postmenopausal female. "
Obviously, I am not a physician, but I wonder if an evaluation of other hormones, such as thyroid, might not be a wise direction. Sometimes, health care practictioners need to think "outside the box".
Wishing you well,
February 23, 2012 - 8:53amMaryann
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