Are there any medical tests that can be done for hormonal imbalances ie. blood tests etc?
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Yes, most hormones canbe tested with simple blood tests.  I am a tech and perform thyroid tests pretty much daily.  Female hormones that are associated with fertility and menopause such as follicle stimulating hormone, leutenizing hormaone and prolactin are tested regularly.  Otheres such as testosterone, estrogen, insulin and the adrenal hormones are also tested fairly often. In your case, it would appear that the thyroid testing would be a good place to start.  See your doctor and see what he recommends.
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I became extremely depressed when I was on some low-dose pills.  I also have hormone irregularities and thought BC would help.  I had to try several different kinds before I finally found one, Yasmin.  It just figures though that my insurance doesnt cover it and I pay $50 a month for it, but that shows you how much I like it, it works great for me.  \n\nBut...everyone's different, it depends on what kinds of hormone imbalance you have, you'll have to talk to your doctor and most likeley get tests done to see what will work for you...and then lots of trial and error
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I don't know what kind of feedback you are looking for, but I have PCOS.  I suffered with it for many years and finally went to an Endocrinologist to seek some kind of treatment.  There is no cure, but it can be managed.  If pregnancy is your goal, an endocrinologist or infertility specialist can help also.  My endocrinologist also diagnosed and treated some other things that were unrelated to PCOS, that greatly improved my quality of life.  I hope this is helpful to you.
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they are not really testing for testosterone.  They are checking for some of the other chemicals and ingrediants that are foreign to most bodies.  They have done lots of things over the past 2 decades to really do a good job of knowing what they are looking for.
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Get a good medical checkup. Especially endocrine system.
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Your best bet is to see a doctor or go to a clinic to get a blood pregnancy test done, as this is the most accurate way of testing.  Other reasons for abnormal cycles include stress, hormonal imbalance, thyroid, just to name a few.  If the pregnancy test comes back negative your doctor can do further testing to determine what the exact cause may be.
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I have PCOS.  I have thinning hair, hair in other places (facial), overweight, no period in about a year, heart murmur, boarderline high blood pressure, infertility, acanthosis nigricans and undiagnosed insulin resistance.  There are probably more that are conected to PCOS.  From what I have read PCOS and insulin resistance go hand in hand with most women - which causes the hormonal imbalance.  I'm trying to find a more natural way of controling the PCOS and IR through vitamins, herbs, low carb diet, exercise and support from other women with PCOS.
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according to what i've learned..imbalance of breast is normal..all parts of our body is imbalance..another example of imbalance of our body parts is the testicle of a man..one is small and the other is big.try to search for our human anatomy to lessen your worries.see yah!=)
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The doctors have a list of what should be normal for every person but sometimes with age and health problems or just because a persons blood results can vary slightly. A good doctor will do further tests do make sure that everything is going on ok in the body, this is something they do and is part of their job to investigate as to why certain levels are lower or higher than normal. \nPlease dont worry too much, looks like the doctor is on it.\ngood luck.
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doctor who should send you to a shrink - they can test you...\n\nthis can be chemical inbalances - the reason for the doctor..
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Try a pregnancy test.
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Find a doctor in your yellow pages who deals with bio-identical hormones.  He/she will know exactly what to do for you to get you balanced again.\n\nIt's worth it.
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not for a routine one, depends on what your having if its for glucose or somthink then u may need to best to contact the health profession that asked for the blood test they'll know or even the pathology department where your gettin it done
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Ask your doctor to run thyroid tests, hormone tests including testosterone.  HRT can be done in other ways not just a pill or a patch.  There are compounding pharmacies out there that make natural hormone replacement like estrogen cream, and micronized natural oral progesterone that don't carry the risks that the mainstream drug companies products do.  Suzanne Summers wrote a very good book about this about 2 yrs ago.\nTestosterone can be helpful for women but the testing should be done first.
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GET A SECOND OR THIRD... FIFTH if that's what it takes, if there is something wrong, eventually it'll surface. Doctors can be wrong too. The more oppinions the better! \nGood luck and God bless, really the endocrinologist is a good idea!
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There are hormones that your doctor can give you.
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Please see your doctor for a pregnancy blood test, as this is the most accurate way of testing for pregnancy.  Other reasons for abnormal periods including weight gain/loss, stress, hormonal imbalance, thyroid, polyp, cyst, medications, illness, amongst other reasons.  If the pregnancy test comes back negative, then your doctor can do further testing to determine with the exact cause may be.