Dr. Phares with his wife, and their dogs.

As my wife approached age 40, she had symptoms of diffuse body pains, poor sleep, fatigue, anxiety, and irritability. These symptoms were worsening over time and interfering with her quality of life.

She saw many doctors including a rheumatologist, a gynecologist, an endocrinologist, and an integrative medicine specialist. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, among others and placed on pregabalin.

As a nurse, my wife began investigating her own symptoms. At age 40, she thought all her symptoms could be related to perimenopause.

She then saw multiple gynecologists, who said she wasn’t going through perimenopause or didn’t want to treat her properly. They wanted to put her on birth control and anti-depressants.

At that point, I decided to start her on hormone replacement therapy myself. All of her symptoms have greatly improved!

• Unfortunately, this is a common story, which I have heard from friends, family, and patients. Currently only 3-4% of women who seek treatment for menopause and perimenopause symptoms get treated.

• This is a crisis, because treatment has been shown to decrease all-cause mortality!

• Men are also going through their own midlife transition, which is under treated. Low testosterone in men has become an epidemic. Ladies, it’s important for your man to get treatment due to improved memory and decreased mortality if diabetic. Please have him schedule a FREE consult or sign up on our Men’s Thrively Plan today.