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Hormone health and balancing: You will obtain blood testing that will check your sex hormones, adrenal hormones, and provide an assessment of how your liver is working to metabolize your estrogen (important for your breast health).
General health and wellness appraisal: You will fill out a comprehensive questionnaire and provide Dr. Ingalls with information from your primary care physician, i.e. medical problem list, medications, recent comprehensive laboratory tests, pap,etc.
Sexual health: You will fill out a questionnaire about your sexual functioning and well-being. Recommendations will be made as to how this part of your health affects your general health.
Bone health: Your most recent bone density testing will be reviewed and recommendations will be made. If you have not had a bone density done and you are due, one will be ordered for you. A vitamin D level will be reviewed and calcium supplementation will be discussed. Exercise for bone health is reviewed as well.
Breast health: Recent mammograms will be reviewed. Nutrition for breast health will be discussed. Your risk for breast cancer will be determined.
Heart health: A heart risk assessment will be done using a formal questionnaire.
Emotional health: Through interview with Dr. Ingalls your emotional health will be assessed and recommendations will be made.
Nutrition health: A questionnaire concerning your diet and knowledge about good eating will be provided. An antioxidant level will be provided. Supplements may be recommended. Counseling may be offered.
By integrating all of the above information Dr. Ingalls will provide you with a formal, written consultation which you can share with your primary care physician. If hormones or prescriptions are recommended you will be told how to obtain them. The field of women’s medicine is expanding exponentially and Dr. Ingalls is there to give you “all” of the information and help you to make informed choices. You deserve it!
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