Condition Description
Unusual menstrual cycles starting sometime after age 35 and often associated with a decline in female hormones. This often results in accelerated aging.
Common Symptoms
- Unusual menstruation cycles that are shorter or farther apart, shorter or longer in duration, or heaver or lighter in blood loss
- Hot flashes, night sweats or vaginal dryness (usually resulting from decreased estrogen)
- PMS-like symptoms (sometimes caused by decreased progesterone)
- Reduced libido, muscle strength, or reduced muscle firmness (sometimes caused by a decline in testosterone)
Underlying Causes
- The condition is age-related, but the can be accelerated by other conditions like hypothyroidism, yeast overgrowth, or deficiencies in minerals, vitamins and/or essential fatty acids
Traditional Approach
- Identify and treat hormones deficiencies like estradiol, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA
- Treatment has evolved recently from synthetic hormones to natural or bio-identical hormones
EHC Approach
- Replace hormones with natural hormones like estradiol, estriol, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA
- Test for and treat hypothyroidism, yeast overgrowth, and deficiencies in vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids
Success Story
Condition Treated: Perimenopause
Symptoms: PMS, Fatigue, Depression, Sore Breasts, Yeast Infections, Sinus Problems
Initials: M.G.
Age: 33
Story: I came to Dr. Sultan because I was always feeling so bad. I thought there had to be more to life. I had severe PMS (fatigue, depression, sore breasts. I always had what I thought was a yeast infection, but the doctors told me I didn’t have one. I took every sinus pill on the market. I was miserable. My husband was miserable. I have been treated for Candida, vitamins (I had low thyroid already) and I also needed progesterone supplements. It took some time and a lot of “needles”, but it was well worth it.