Naturopathic Medicine can be used to help manage many female related conditions including:

• Irregular Menses
• Menopausal Symptoms 
• Peri-menopause 
• PMS
• Fibrocystic Breasts
• Pre-conception Planning
• Infertility
• PCOS
• Skin conditions aggravated by cyclic hormone fluctuations
• Iron deficiency anemia (dietary related or due to heavy menses)
• Weight fluctuations

Laboratory assessment is an important tool and key step in the diagnosis and treatment of health concerns. Many patients find getting in to see their Medical Doctors a challenge to get up to date blood work. Naturopathic Doctors are able to requisition any blood work that may be needed for proper assessment however it is not covered by MSP.

Dr Carrie Watkins works with both salivary hormone testing options and Life Labs for hormone testing. 

An initial consultation will help determine which testing may be required for a patients individual case. Some of the testing must be done at certain stages in the menstrual cycle in order to get accurate results. Common testing may include the following:

- Female Hormone Profile: LH, FSH, Testosterone, Prolactin, Progesterone, Estradiol
- Iron Panel: Iron, TIBC, Ferritin
- Thyroid Panel: TSH, T4 Free, Free T3
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D: 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D
- Complete Blood Count
- Lipid Profile: Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL, TC/HDL
- Fasting Glucose
- RBC Magnesium

For more information please contact the clinic at 250.590.5221