That is a yes, and a no question to answer! I am at UC health, San Diego medical system for the most part. So it could be considered the same doctors but within the system, I see an endocrinologist who has a team for the bone medicines and I am in the gynecology department For the BHRT. This falls under the umbrella of my primary care Doctor Who gets these requests from myself. I am the head of the snake, lol! My CTX and P1NP were trending in the optimal direction as it should after completing my first two years.Last year I switched to a DEXA machine which uses TBS software, so it is not possible to compare with the previous years’ DEXA tests. This summer will be my first DEXA scan comparing accurately an “apples to apples test“with last year‘s test. I will report back when I get it!
I am lucky to live in the state of California, where there are many universities and medical research establishments. I think that makes it much easier to find doctors who are like-minded and see the value of research, clinical tests, and the results of good medicine.
I am also very lucky that the need to have these medicines covered under my health insurance is understood. I use transdermal BHRT because women’s cancer ran in my family. When I used to use the BHRT and it was compounded it was not covered. (Which is really stupid and makes zero sense). I, we, are finally getting over that hump too! I do not have to pay for my Prometrium, I had only a co-pay for my estradiol, and I’m not sure what to expect with the testosterone at my next pick up, but I’m sure it will be paid or I will have a co-pay. The next time I will pick up these medicines I expect I will not be paying for them as we will put in a prior authorization to the insurance company.
There are some new laws on the table here in California for the insurance companies to not interfere with prescriptions which are medically necessitated. I think it’s all moving in the right direction if we can get federal bureaucracies to stop challenging women’s healthcare needs.