I have a dear friend who is a well-respected doctor, world-renowned in his particular field (nothing to do with hormones) and we've had a great conversation recently about how "diagnosis" is an art.  I am not a doctor but I really believe what my amazing doctor does for me definitely falls in the category of art!   I feel so fortunate that my doctor's palette includes:

[caption id="attachment_1055" align="alignright" width="140"]<a href="http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dreamstime_artist-palette.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1055" title="Doctor's Palette" src="http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dreamstime_artist-palette-e1354291724554-140x150.jpg" alt="Artist with Palette" width="140" height="150" /></a> What's on Your Doctor's Palette?[/caption]
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	<li>Symptom checklist (very detailed!) every three months!</li>
	<li>Blood tests (every three months)</li>
	<li>Saliva hormone testing (once in a while)</li>
	<li>Bio-identical Hormones</li>
	<li>Nutritional Supplements based on <strong>MY</strong> needs not someone else's</li>
	<li>Keeping up-to-date on the latest research</li>
	<li>Most importantly he LISTENs to ME!</li>
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