Hi Alison,
Thanks for the question! My naturopath actually did retest my hormone levels, but took my whole picture of health into account when determining that they were too low, rather than just look at the absolute number (although even that was lower than when I had the first test done).
But the "normal range" is so vast, a range of hundreds of points, that it almost doesn't make sense to even have a range. It's hard to know where you fit and what is normal for your body when there is such an expanse of possible hormone levels.
It makes me wonder how much we really know about women's health and how much is still guesswork. Lots more research needs to be done!
Wishing you health,
Alexandra
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Hi Alison,
October 11, 2008 - 3:39amThanks for the question! My naturopath actually did retest my hormone levels, but took my whole picture of health into account when determining that they were too low, rather than just look at the absolute number (although even that was lower than when I had the first test done).
But the "normal range" is so vast, a range of hundreds of points, that it almost doesn't make sense to even have a range. It's hard to know where you fit and what is normal for your body when there is such an expanse of possible hormone levels.
It makes me wonder how much we really know about women's health and how much is still guesswork. Lots more research needs to be done!
Wishing you health,
Alexandra
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