Dr. Toni Varela's Dispensary

Glass Skin Goals

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PCOS * Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

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Endometriosis is a tough condition to treat and natural therapy doesn't lead to overnight results. It can take 3 to 6 months to see symptom improvement, and longer (up to 12 months) to see changes on laparascopic evaluation. Unless endo tissue is getting in the way of getting pregnant, it's not necessary to follow up with laparoscopy. If your symptoms improve, that can be your guide. I recommend staying on your herb and supplement protocol on a daily basis for at least 6 months before you decide whether it's working for you – and continue if you feel it is until no longer needed. I highly recommend keeping an endometriosis symptom journal as you start to use natural therapies, even if just keeping track of dates and a 1-10 pain scale (1 = no pain, 10 = horrible pain) weekly or a couple of times each week can be helpful. Sometimes when we're so used to feeling awful, we don't even recognize when we're starting to get improvement – keeping a journal while you're using a natural approach can give you those insights more clearly, and if at any time you're not getting the benefits you hope for, you can always add in or shift to conventional and alternative therapies not already covered. Truly integrative doesn't polarize one option as better than the other – it's a continuum that you get to choose from. And getting even some natural relief may help you avoid sometimes unnecessarily aggressive measures – including hysterectomy.

Endometriosis Support

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Endometriosis is a tough condition to treat and natural therapy doesn't lead to overnight results. It can take 3 to 6 months to see symptom improvement, and longer (up to 12 months) to see changes on laparascopic evaluation. Unless endo tissue is getting in the way of getting pregnant, it's not necessary to follow up with laparoscopy. If your symptoms improve, that can be your guide. I recommend staying on your herb and supplement protocol on a daily basis for at least 6 months before you decide whether it's working for you – and continue if you feel it is until no longer needed. I highly recommend keeping an endometriosis symptom journal as you start to use natural therapies, even if just keeping track of dates and a 1-10 pain scale (1 = no pain, 10 = horrible pain) weekly or a couple of times each week can be helpful. Sometimes when we're so used to feeling awful, we don't even recognize when we're starting to get improvement – keeping a journal while you're using a natural approach can give you those insights more clearly, and if at any time you're not getting the benefits you hope for, you can always add in or shift to conventional and alternative therapies not already covered. Truly integrative doesn't polarize one option as better than the other – it's a continuum that you get to choose from. And getting even some natural relief may help you avoid sometimes unnecessarily aggressive measures – including hysterectomy.

PreMenstrual Stress (PMS) + PMDiscomfort

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Women's Health - General Wellness for Reproductive Years

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Cardiovascular Heart Health

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