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I'm 38 years old and i feel like my hormones are out of control. what could i do or take to help balance them?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Um.....: there are dozens of hormones. The female menstrual cycle is taken over by birth control pills and these give their own regulation of the cycle. Other hormones such as insulin or thyroid hormones would be largely unaffected by them.

Answered 10/29/2015

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