Patient Advocates for Natural Hormone Therapy

Is a nursing health service that helps women and men to achieve and maintain their optimal health through the use of natural bio-identical hormones, diet, exercise and nutritional supplementation. Working in partnership with their General Practitioner, Patient Advocates incorporates the best of both allopathic (western medicine) and natural medicines. The most commonly recommended hormones are Progesterone, DHEA, Oestrogens, Testosterone and Thyroid hormone.

Patient Advocates history:

For two years from 1996-98 Felicity Sinden worked as the practice nurse with Dr Fenton Bennett, a leading Uro-Gynaecologist who introduced Bio-identical hormones and the Patient Advocate concept to New Zealand, after seeing its success in America. When Dr Bennett died in 1998, several GP's asked Felicity to continue the work she was doing with women who needed time and follow-up to help with their peri-menopause and menopause symptoms. This now has extended to helping men also.

Felicity has over 30 years of nursing experience. Patient Advocates for Natural Hormone Therapy consults throughout the country by phone and office appointments.

Women have sought help for a wide range of symptoms and complaints including:

PMT Osteoporosis Endometriosis Uterine fibroids Heavy flooding periods Depression Insomnia

Infertility Post Natal Depression Loss of libido Weight gain Fluid retention Polycystic ovary syndrome

Patient Advocates have seen over 12,000 patients to date. They do not advertise but rely on word of mouth from existing and past patients.
We have a dedicated team of Advocates with backgrounds in nursing, natural therapies and biochemistry with in-depth knowledge of hormonal issues. No referral is necessary for an appointment to see us. Following an initial consultation and salivary or blood test, the role of the Advocate is to determine a possible course of action and to inform both Patient and Doctor regarding natural hormone replacement and related therapies.

About Natural Hormone Therapy

Natural Hormone Therapy has been researched and used for many years by significant number of medical specialists and practitioners throughout North America, United Kingdom and Australia. Most renowned of these are: Dr Katarina Dalton, Dr Sandra Cabot and Dr John Lee.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT MAY RESPOND TO NATURAL HORMONE THERAPY:

Abdominal bloating Acne (cyclic) Aggressiveness Alcohol or drug addiction Allergic rhinitis Appetite disturbance Arthritis Asthma (Menopause onset) Breast tenderness Breast cancer Bleeding gums Fibrocystic breasts Bruising spontaneously Cold hands and feet Constipation Depression Diabetic vascular problems Endometriosis Cervical dysplasia Lethargy Fainting Irregular menstrual cycles Palpitations Bone and joint pain Facial hair and darkening under the eyes Fibroids Infertility

Fluctuations in weight Fluid retention Formication (Crawling sensation on the skin) Vaginal dryness Gallbladder symptoms Glaucoma (High eye pressure) Goiter Headaches High blood pressure Hypoglycaemia Inner ear dizziness Insomnia Irritability Clumsiness Menopause Migraine Natural diuretic Panic, weepiness and night worry PND (Post Natal Depression) PMT (Pre Menstrual Tension) Heartburn and indigestion Mood changes Poor sleeping patterns PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) Vascular abnormalities:   (Flushing, capillary fragility) Miscarriages