Overview

Join Dr. Jeff Bland, Dr. Michael Chapman, and Dr. Christian Jenski as they navigate the Endocrine Maze, and unravel dysfunction for clinical success. Of the many dynamic body systems that functional medicine supports and balances, the endocrine system can often be one of the trickiest. With so many feedback mechanisms and overlapping patient symptoms, it can sometimes seem like balancing a patient's hormones is like herding cats. In approaching such a delicate system clinically, it is important to have a strong model to base their therapeutic approach on.

This 3-part presentation will help clinicians frame their overall approach to treating hormone dysfunction and walk through how to uncover the root of a patient's endocrine imbalance. We will discuss how to tailor your clinical investigation to suit the unique needs of individual patients, best practices around what lab tests to consider, what different specimen types tell you, and strategies to implement that functionally address irregular hormone metabolism.

Learning Objectives

• Develop individualized treatment plans that target the root cause(s)
• Distinguish the pros and cons of serum, salivary, and urinary hormone testing options
• Discuss impact of using BHRT
• Recognize which tests may best serve the specific needs of the patient
• Understand best practices around hormone testing