Estradiol Levels | Low Estradiol Symptoms | Estradiol Side Effects

Estradiol levels determine the severity of symptoms in perimenopause and menopause. This video looks at what happens when estradiol is too low, too high, and just right.

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[daisymae]

Thanks 🙏🏻 Steve!! This video was very helpful!! 😊

[StrideOrDie]

Serum testing is useless. I’m sorry, but you need to go off symptoms. My results were “normal” but I still had hot flashes, depression, low energy and I hated my husband and my life. Increased my estradiol and now feel great (with zero “high estradiol” side effects), but I’m “out of range”. Thank god I have a menopause specialist who didn’t try to convince me that “normal” was the end goal.

[GM-mwlf]

Love the fact that you get right to the point and keep the videos short! Thanks So Much for Great Information!

[smoothjazz]

Starting HRT, the doc ordered me 1mg!!! Is that too low? Then Progesterone 100 DHEA 7.5 the estrogen sounds low, ya think? I’m 70 Thank you Steve. 😊🤪

[lainy]

Very informative and concise for short video.

[SoCalRegisteredNurse]

I just had mine tested last week. 83 estradiol, 3 progesterone, FSH 15.5. This was after taking off the patch and stopping progesterone because I felt very PMS-y on them. I feel ok right now but we’ll see. I’m 49 and have ovaries but not a uterus. I emailed you to find a specialist in my area, but haven’t heard back

[DoraDAN-cu]

Great Video, love your channel. There is so much contradictory info as not only yourself, also other menopause info providers support in the test hormone blood levels. Can you please explain how having blood levels tested for hormone levels is a reliable method in also determining hormone dosage(s) or if you have made a video explaining this . As on another channel it was said that the aforementioned was not a reliable method to use, as hormones fluctuate day to day hour to hour possibly due to diet/stress, etc and to only increase/decrease HRT dosage in relation to menopause symptoms??? if a client says she suffers from insomnia, anxiety with no bloodwork done, I would think and theorize her symptoms could be a result of too high/low of either hormones of which those symptoms can fall into either category and either hormone which could result in a long trial and error guessing game to ease the clients' symptoms and finding the balance of speak from personal experience and a dr who refuses to acknowledge the hormone blood testing.

[fenellacorden]

Oh wow.. this is me .. just started hrt and I’m in Sydney Australia. Would be fantastic if you know of anyone here. Thank you Steve.

[Sonia-tsnj]

I am 30 years old and have already low estradiol levels... Is there a natural medicine I could take?

[jackiemansfield]

I’m 64, and my only symptom during all those menopause years has been low libido. Could I start taking hormones for longevity and quality of life? I’d like to live as much as my mother who lived to 98.

[STEP]

I’ll consider your referral but if they only will prescribe bi est or charge hundreds of dollars for a consult I will not use . I’m on my 4 th doc trying to get the hormones I need in a physiologic dose and am very very frustrated . Men get what they need in one visit !

[janecarey]

What an interesting factual video. Thank you. I am in the UK so I would need to find someone here.

[lauraboisdron]

Unfortunately I live in the UK and we don't have anything like this at all, the only thing that the doctors do is take your blood pressure and then prescribe you the HRT

[ruchirabanerjee]

Does low estrogen level causes dizziness? I am experiencing dizziness, joint pain and hot flashes with night sweating from last four months.

[mindyx]

thank you for the info! I'm in Australia hopefully to know someone who is specialise in this that I can consult to

[ReikkiKyraJonsun]

❤❤❤❤ thank you..have been all over the shop..now know why & my endoncronologist- did say :" sorry"

[jbstepke]

Your video has been the most professional and intelligent. I have seen videos that do not explain things in detail. Now, my question is, why does a post-menopausal woman taking testosterone injections increase body fat, hunger, and increased size in breasts. Which aromatase inhibitor should we take. Someone told me about aromatase inhibitors and where do we buy them?

[mssquy]

thank you doctor i got from this video a lot

[glendacurrall-delgrosso]

Thank you for such an informative video. Just checking re estrogen levels advised in the UK to be 300-400 pml for symptoms relief, a lot higher than 100, be really interested in your thoughts? Thanks

[Anonymous-bqli]

Hi Dr. Great video. I’m 54 years old. Started estradiol injections 2 months ago. Supposed to go for 3rd tomorrow. My levels were just tested this week & level is 22. Started out at basically 0 in Feb in spite of doing Bioidentical troches. I’m still so tired even though on antidepressants. Do you think trying to get above 22 will help. Also how do you feel about IM being injections vs patches & pills. Thanks so much!!!