Perimenopause & menopause
This is more than a list of symptoms to get through.
Read more →Hormonal health
The symptoms are connected. Nobody has connected them.
Hormonal symptoms almost never arrive singly. Cycle changes turn up with sleep changes, mood changes, weight changes and fatigue — and because each of those belongs to a different specialty, they tend to be looked at separately.
I’m interested in them together, and in the order they appeared.
Recognise any of this?
You may be experiencing…
- Cycle changes — length, heaviness, timing or predictability
- Premenstrual mood or physical symptoms that have worsened
- Fatigue that tracks with your cycle
- Weight changes without a change in habits
- Sleep that deteriorated around the same time
- Low libido
- Skin or hair changes
- Feeling unlike yourself in a way that’s hard to name
You don’t need to fit neatly into a diagnostic box to deserve a proper investigation.
Where we start
What I investigate.
- The sequence — which symptom appeared first and what followed it
- Your cycle history in full, including what it used to be like
- Any hormonal testing you’ve had, and when in your cycle it was taken
- Contraceptive history, including when each was started and stopped
- Pregnancies, postpartum periods and breastfeeding
- Thyroid results you already have
- Sleep, stress and nutrition across the same window
- What you’ve already tried, and what each thing changed
The crucial part
Why this often gets missed.
Hormonal symptoms are frequently investigated one at a time, with a test aimed at whichever symptom is loudest. What gets skipped is the timeline — the question of what was happening in your life when things shifted. That context isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s usually where the useful pattern is.
I investigate the whole picture, not just the loudest symptom.
What happens next
A 45-minute consultation, one to one.
Online from anywhere in Australia, or in clinic at Willow & Saige in Warrnambool. The fee is $135, the same either way. There’s nothing to prepare beyond bringing your history, any previous results you have, and your questions.
Where something in your history warrants medical investigation, I’ll tell you and refer you back to your GP. This works alongside your existing care, not instead of it.
Often connected
These rarely turn up alone.
Thyroid
The number is in range. You still don’t feel right.
Read more →Fatigue & exhaustion
You’re exhausted, and nobody can tell you why.
Read more →Frequently asked
Common questions.
Can a naturopath help with hormonal symptoms?
I can take a detailed history, look at your symptoms as one picture rather than several, and build a plan from what we find. I can’t promise a particular outcome, and where medical investigation or referral is appropriate, I’ll say so.
Do I need hormone testing?
Sometimes, and timing matters enormously with hormone tests. Where testing would genuinely change the plan I’ll explain what, why and what it costs first. I won’t order tests for the sake of it.
I’m on the pill. Does that change things?
It’s relevant and worth discussing, but it isn’t a barrier to a consultation. Bring the history of what you’ve taken and when.
My GP says my hormones are fine.
That’s useful information and I take it at face value. It tells us what has been excluded, which narrows the question rather than closing it.
Is this only for women?
No. Men present with hormonal symptoms too — fatigue, mood changes, low libido, changes in body composition — and the same approach applies.
Ready to find out what’s really going on?
You don’t need to have all the answers before you book. That’s what the first consultation is for.