Cycle 2 – Module 1 – The Hormone Consultation

The first module on hormone consultation consists of 7 courses, 2 extra learning material and 15h56 of videos.
Each of the seven courses is available for life, including 1 video lecture, 1 PDF learning support, and 1 scientific reference file.

Each course can be purchased individually by clicking on the titles below.

1. 1. Hormone consultation and actual complaints (2h15)
      You will learn everything on :
      • How to accomplish the 1^st consultation and start establishing the diagnosis based on patient information.
      • How to interview better the patient and how to detect hormone deficiencies and excesses in the patient’s medical history and actual complaints.
      • Complaints and medical history of hormone deficiencies and excesses in thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, pregnenolone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, growth hormone, IGF-1, vasopressin, oxytocin, insulin, MSH, and thymosin-alpha-1.
      • The best diet to optimize hormone levels and therapy, and advice to the patient on better food choices and food combinations. 
      • How to screen for pollutants and sleep disturbances with a questionnaire and interview
   2. Physical exam (part 1) (1h57)
      You will learn everything on :
      • Physical signs of hormone deficiency (and accessorily hormone excess) in the thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, growth hormone, IGF-1, vasopressin, oxytocin, insulin, and MSH through more than 200 pictures.
      • How to recognize the hormone deficiency or excess behind these signs. 
      • How to diagnose or heavily suspect the diagnosis of hormone dysfunction the patient suffers from. 
      • Physical hormone signs of the whole body, scalp hair, face (with its different parts, such as the forehead, eyebrows, eyelids, eyes, nose, lips, tongue, teeth, cheeks, chin, wrinkles, ear), and neck (including possible thyroid hyperplasia and goiters). 
      • How hormone deficiencies (and excesses) influence blood pressure, heart rate, and pulmonary parameters.
   3. Physical examination (part 2) (1h37)
      You will learn everything on :
      • Physical signs of hormone deficiency (and accessorily hormone excess) in the thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, growth hormone, IGF-1, vasopressin, and insulin, thanks to over 200 pictures.
      • How to recognize these signs and the hormone dysfunction they reflect.
      • How to diagnose which type(s) of hormone dysfunction the patient suffers from.
      • Physical hormone signs of the shoulders, upper arms, elbows, forearms, wrists, hands, fingers, fingernails, trunk, chest, breasts, abdomen, back, pelvis, buttocks, penis, testicles and scrotum, vulva lips, clitoris, thighs, knees, lower legs, heels, feet, toes, toenails, and body hair.
      • How hormone deficiencies (and excesses) influence the patient’s body composition and nerve reflexes.
   4. Laboratory tests (2h55)
      You will learn everything on :
      • Serum, salivary, and 24-hour urine tests: the pros and cons of each type of test.
      • How to do serum and 24-hour tests well so that the laboratory test results will provide accurate information.
      • The specific laboratory test or group of laboratory tests in the serum and often also in the 24-hour urine for each of the 16 most important hormones: thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, pregnenolone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, growth hormone, IGF-1, vasopressin, oxytocin, insulin, calcitonin, and parathormone
      • Which cancer screening lab tests to do.
      • How to interpret hormone tests in the light of their laboratory reference ranges
   5. Hormone treatments (part 1) (2h36)
      You will learn everything on :
      • How to do the 2^nd consultation where lab test protocols are read and hormone treatments prescribed: the frequency of hormone deficiencies, hormone deficits with lab tests within the reference range, safety, and efficacy of hormone treatments, importance of a good diet and multiple hormone treatments, and best routes of administration.
      • How to treat those deficiencies: melatonin, adult growth hormone, thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, pregnenolone, and low doses of insulin for thin non-diabetic patients, with the appropriate hormone supplements.
      • What is the most valuable for the physician: the indications and possible contraindications for hormone supplementation, best routes of administration and their physiological dose range, how to start, dose adjustments to special needs, and speed of first beneficial effects. 
   6. Hormone treatments (part 2) (2h20)
      You will learn everything on :
      • How to accomplish the 2^nd consultation and prescribe hormone treatments
      • How to treat these deficiencies: melatonin, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone in men, testosterone in women, IGF-1, MSH, ACTH, parathormone, calcitonin, EPO, 7-keto-DHEA, and androstenedione with the appropriate hormone supplements.
      • What is the most valuable for the physician: the indications and possible contraindications for hormone supplementation, best routes of administration and their physiological dose range, how to start, dose adjustments to special needs, speed of first beneficial effects, etc.
   7. Hormone consultation follow-up (2h16)
      You will learn everything on :
      • How hormone treatments influence hormone complaints, physical signs, and laboratory tests.
      • The beneficial and sometimes excessive effects of hormone treatments with a fascinating collection of before and after (treatment) pictures during thyroid, cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone, pregnenolone, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, growth hormone, IGF-1, vasopressin, oxytocin, insulin, and MSH treatments.
      • How to interpret hormone lab tests in the follow-up.
      • The appropriate diet, physical activities, and other conditions that may hurt the beneficial effects of hormone treatments, and how to overcome these problems.
   8. Extra Learning Material “Patient Cases”
   9. Extra Learning Material “Patient and colleagues questions” 

Explore an overview of the course in the video below: