March 2006

Ever feel like you are on an emotional rollercoaster? Well so did Malissa Mosak. But she wasn't crazy, it was her hormones that made her feel that way? It worked for her: New hormone Treatment.

By the time Malissa Mosak went to her doctor she was at her wits end. "two weeks a month I turn into a monster," the 30 year old Crown Pint, Indiana wife and mom explained. "I feel like I am losing my mind." But Malissa wasn't crazy? Malissa's period problems started after her second son was born. Suddenly, every month she had heavy bleeding, cramps and mood swings that reduced her to tears - or fits of rage.

The birth control pills her doctor prescribed didn't help-and she didn't know where to turn until she saw a Dr. Phil show on severe PMS.

Her problem was PMS!

That's me! Malissa thought as an expert described how millions of women suffer from hormone imbalances serious enough to cause mood swings, loss of sex drive, even depression. And there was a new solution: hormone replacement therapy using bioidentical hormones! Countless women swore that these hormones-made from natural plant extracts and indistinguishable from a woman's own hormones- gave them their lives back.

At the PMS treatment clinic in Arcadia, California, tests confirmed that malissa was producing almost no estrogen or progesterone during that time of the month. And the doctor was hopeful bioidentical hormones would help her.

Soon after Malissa began treatment, tests showed her hormone levels were returning to normal. ?I feel like myself again!" she marveled.

Malissa has since found a doctor in Chicago-BodyLogicMD's Chief Medical Officer-for her follow up care. "The right treatment saved my sanity-and my family," Malissa says. "I want other women to know that they can feel good every day of the month, too!"

-Deborah Bebb

Could you have a hormone imbalance?

• PMS (sore breasts, water retention, and irritability)
• Irregular periods
• Allergies
• Headaches
• Unexplained mood swings
• Low sex drive
• Yeast infections UTI's
• Osteoporosis
• Unexplained weight gain
• Hair loss or growth in unexpected places
• Dry or wrinkly skin
• Acne
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Fatigue
• Hot flashes

Are bioidentical hormones for you?

While they are no definitive US studies yet, European studies indicate that bioidentical hormones are more effective than synthetics and scores of women like Malissa are amazed at how well they work. Here are the basics:

What are they: a chemical diosgenin found in natural plant extracts. It's made into exact replicas of hormones that occur in the body.

Where to get them: They need to be prescribed by a physician

What they cost: $1 dollar per hormone per day. Depending on your prescription, the dose can range from one to several hormones per day.

How they're taken: By pills; vaginally; as a cream or injection

What they do: Relieve the symptoms of hormone imbalance, including PMS, menopause, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness, low libido and weight gain.

How long you?d take then: "To keep the level, you'll need to keep taking them daily" says BodyLogicMD's Chief Medical Officer.