Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology by Dr. Michaël Friedman. Published by CCNN Press.

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Reproductive Hormone Disorder	Major Signs and Symptoms	Key Laboratory Tests	Conventional Therapies	Naturopathic Therapies*
Male hypogonadism	Infertility Loss of libido Erectile dysfunction	Low testosterone	Testosterone	Testosterone, detoxification of dioxins (can be cause of hypogonadism)
Endometriosis	Painful menses	Not applicable	Anabolic androgenic steroids	Botanical medicine, acupuncture, Turskas formula
PMS	Painful menses	Possible high estrogen to progesterone ratio	Birth control pills	Botanical medicines, acupuncture
PCOS	Obesity	High androgens, high insulin	Birth control pills	Turskas formula
Menopause	Lack of menses	High LH	Birth control pills only if necessary	Botanical medicine (black cohosh) only if necessary
Impotence	Lack of erection Premature ejaculation	None	Viagra, or treat underlying cause, such as diabetes, vascular disease, chronic prostatitis	Botanical medicine, treat underlying cause, such as diabetes, vascular disease, chronic prostatitis
Gynecomastia	Palpable breast tissue in man	Increase ratio of estrogen to androgen	Surgery, tamoxifen	Decrease xeno- estrogens in environment, refer to medical doctor
Amenorrhea	Absence of menstrual period	Possibly elevated or decreased LH and FSH	Birth control pills	Botanical medicine, acupuncture
Galactorrhea	Milk-like discharge from a non gravid woman	Possible elevated prolactin	Treat root cause	Treat root cause
Hirsutism	Excessive hair in androgen dependent areas	Elevated testosterone, DHEA	Estrogen, progesterone, Clomiphene (if with infertility)	Estrogen, progesterone
Infertility	Inability to conceive	Elevated TSH, elevated FSH	Clomiphene	Acupuncture, botanical medicine, treat underlying cause, such as WT3 therapy for WTS patients (can be very effective)

Note: All naturopathic therapies include exercise, diet, and lifestyle changes.

Male Sex Hormones [A+ Special Head]
(Based on information from Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, used, with adaptations, by permission.)