It’s My Hormones……Isn’t It?

Yesterday a 60 year old patient came into my office carrying a large notebook, and a folder full of papers. This is usually a red flag — meaning that she is either a patient with a long medical history, and is bringing me records from all of the many medical treatments she has already had, or — more likely, she has had lots and lots of testing done (warranted or not), in a quest to find answers about her unique medical condition and…