@kathleenrmt My doctor was not interested in ordering the BTM tests, even though I requested them. But her disinterest may have been related to insurance. Using my pick-your-battles mindset, once someone else on this site pointed out the low cost tests from Jason Health, I decided to get my own tests.

The question for the doctors & insurance companies tends to be on how test outcomes would guide treatment. I started HRT in October and deeply thank my doctor for immediately prescribing it and starting me on the most likely dose of 0.05 mg patches. I have seen stories on here about women struggling to find a doctor willing to prescribe HRT, and doctor putting the person on a tiny micro-dose. I want to check if my 0.05 HRT + other interventions appear to be working long before my next DEXA/DXA scan.