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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by the presence of both physical and behavioral symptoms that occur monthly prior to your menstrual period. Symptoms that occur for only one to two days are considered somewhat “normal” and most likely reflect the normal fluctuations in hormones. However, symptoms that last for three or more days are considered a “medical condition” for which NaPro providers can offer you an exceptionally efficacious treatment.
Some of the most common symptoms recognized by women are:
Your appointments at Natural Women's Health with me will be one FULL HOUR in length. Generally speaking, NaPro appts will follow a typical protocol as outlined below. However, every individual is different and your situation may warrant a more expeditious process. Please know, the Creighton Model System (CrMS) is very important. Your CrMS chart will help direct me to what diagnostic tests and imaging tests should be done and what treatment plan would be most appropriate.
First Appt: I will take a comprehensive medical history and provide you with education about normal healthy reproduction and oftentimes about a condition I suspect you may have after we have talked a while.
I will order a pelvic ultrasound which I will ask you to schedule on day 5-7 of your next menstrual cycle. I will order a series of laboratory tests. Click the "laboratory tests" button below to learn more.
You will be asked to begin charting your menstrual cycles using the Creighton Model System (CrMS). Please choose a Fertility Care Practitioner (FCP) by clicking the "Fertility Care Practitioners webpage" button below to learn more about scheduling an Introductory Session to get started.
Second Appt: You will be asked to return to the office in 8-10 weeks for a follow-up appointment to review the results of your imaging and laboratory tests. Together we will also review your Creighton Model System (CrMS ) chart to look for specific biomarkers which will help me make a diagnosis.
Please upload an image of your CrMS chart two days prior to all follow up visits and send to me via the portal.
Please ask your Fertility Care Practitioner (FCP) to calculate your "mucus cycle score". Please mark that score as well as the length of your post-Peak phases in the right-hand margin of your CrMS chart.
During this appointment, you may be asked to begin some supplements and/or medications. We will also discuss drawing a full set of hormone panels. We will make a decision if you should have a peri-ovulatory estradiol panel, a post-Peak estradiol & progesterone panel, or both panels.
Many patients will be asked to consider working with a dietitian or a nutritionist to help optimize your reproductive health. Oftentimes I may also recommend a Psychotherapist or Health Coach to help with anxiety, depression and or disordered eating habits.
Third Appt:You will return to the office in 8-10 weeks to review the results of your hormone panels as well as the biomarkers on your CrMS chart. Most often at this time I will have made one or more more diagnoses to identify the root cause of your symptoms. Together we will discuss a treatment plan, which will be implemented.
Follow Up Appts: You will return to the office every 2-6 months. During this time, I will conduct a comprehensive medical interview to ensure your symptoms have resolved, and to ensure you are responding well and not having any negative responses to the management plan. Depending on the individual patient and your individual diagnosis, I may need to monitor your progress with serial laboratory tests and/or serial imaging.
I will be asking you to tell me very specifically how much you are bleeding. An example of a "detailed flow" is: M, M, H, L, L, VL/B
TAMPON or PADS:
MENSTRUAL CUP MEASUREMENTS
**The Diva Cup comes in 20, 30 and 32 ml cups 32 being the largest but other cups may vary. 1 ml = roughly 1 cc
Other important information about your flow:
Mainstream ObGyn doctors will almost always recommend the birth control pill as first line treatment. The birth control pill will suppress your normal menstrual cycle and simply provides a band-aide for the underlying problem(s).
Please know NaPro Providers to not prescribe the birth control pill (mentioned briefly towards the end of this video).
To the contrary, we believe the birth control pill is harmful to women physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We pride ourselves on taking our patients OFF hormonal contraception, finding the root cause of their symptoms, making a proper diagnosis and providing superior treatments for all of the conditions we treat.
For more information about the spiritual harm brought into the relationship via contraception, visit my CrMS page, scroll to the bottom and read about SPICE.
Micronized Progesterone which is a bioidentical hormones. Dr. Lara Briden has an excellent podast where she discusses indications for, safety and efficacy of these supplements. Micronized” progesterone is biochemically identical to the progesterone your ovaries naturally make; it is very different from the synthetic progesterone which is found in many types of contraception pills and devices.
Your CrMS charting is of the utmost importance. If you are prescribed progesterone hormone replacement therapy, this must be timed accurately and specifically to your menstrual cycle. Taking this medication too early or too late can cause more bleeding problems and increase your risk infertility. Whereas, taking this medication timed correctly will resolve these two problems. I will offer you two options for dosing .
Naltrexone:
We would start at a very low dose and slowly titrate up as follows:
1. Rosemont Infertility Specialty Pharmacy
Ph: 610-523-3570.
Address: 1149 Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.
Ph: 402-558-8888
Address: 4924 Center St, Omaha, NE 68106.
*commonly prescribe for NaPro patients from the St. Paul VI Institute.
Ph: (877) 562-8577
Address: 7601 North Sam Houston Pkwy, Houston, TX 77064
*commonly prescribe for NaPro patients.
Another option is to create a Full Scripts account to allow me to easily guide your therapy. Amazon may offer the same supplements I will prescribe for less money, but you cannot be sure of the quality of their products.
- at Natural Women’s Health: call 215-939-4251 (in-person/ TeleHealth)
- at MyCatholicDoctor: call 314-888-5233 ext 1111 or book online here.
- if you are from Our Lady of Providence Medical, LLC, book here.
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