“There’s a huge association with autoimmune diseases and high prolactin, and high prolactin is associated with endometriosis. So we just see that there is this big continuum where you start as a teenager with this issue, and then you grow to an adult with autoimmune diseases.”
In the latest installment of the Natural Womanhood video interview series, I interviewed Dr. Danielle Koestner of FEMM about the latest research surrounding endometriosis in young women and teens, and the evidence-based health protocols utilized by FEMM practitioners to treat endo and other issues like PCOS and infertility. I was fascinated with everything Dr. Koestner had to say about endometriosis, and especially the importance of getting young women—preferably as teens—real treatment for this issue that has connections to so many other health problems, especially autoimmune disorders.
“This is a big problem,” says Dr. Koestner, “and why we need to treat this (endometriosis) way more aggressively, and really—especially if we have something old, safe, and cheap, we need to dive into that… When you have something so tried and true and old and safe, and you can use it in lower doses than the standard dose, then it’s really important that we try those things.”
Dr. Koestner is a huge advocate of the medical management protocols offered by FEMM to help treat endometriosis, PCOS, and other reproductive disorders, which we discuss in the interview. She stresses that birth control shouldn’t be used as a bandaid for “treatment,” and that authentic women’s health providers should also be cautious with using bioidentical progesterone and surgery, unless absolutely necessary.
While we focused our discussion on treating teens presenting with endometriosis, anyone with endo (or another reproductive disorder, like PCOS), or anyone who suspects they may have endo, will have a lot to learn from listening to this interview with Dr. Koestner.
Listen to the interview via the plugin below, or on the Natural Womanhood YouTube channel.
