9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST

By: Vanessa Lesneski, PharmD, BCPS, CPh

Women’s Health 101: Hormones and Stress

Learning Objectives

• Recall the physiology for production of steroid, thyroid, and sex hormones, highlighting the major factors that influence these pathways.
• Identify dysfunctional hormonal patterns during the reproductive years.
• Describe the primary ways in which stress can affect hormone production.

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST

By Carrie Jones, ND, MPH

Stress Resiliency and Hormone Balance

Learning Objectives

• Briefly review the HPA axis to include how acute and chronic stress affects signaling including testing options.
• Understand the cortisol awakening response (CAR), how it is signaled, its significance in health outcomes and its relationship to resilience.
• Discuss the comorbidities because of chronic stress to include its effect on mood, the cardiovascular system and the HPA axis.
• Discuss treatment considerations to help improve the stress response, calm the HPA axis and reduce comorbidities

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EST

By Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS

Hypothyroidism

Learning Objectives

• Discuss pathophysiology of thyroid disorders
• Review evaluation of hypothyroid conditions.
• Recommend treatment plans for hypothyroid patients that include dietary changes, gut healing, and nutrient supplementation

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

By Carrie Jones, ND, MPH

Get Out! Understanding Proper Estrogen Detoxification through Phases 1, 2 and 3 to Reduce Risks

Learning Objectives

• Understand how estrogen (endogenous or exogenous) moves through phase 1, 2 and 3 detoxification
• Review the genetic SNPs and enzymes involved in each phase in order to optimize clearance and reduce risks/symptoms
• Discuss the microbiome and estrobolome and its influence on estrogen clearance
• Discuss food sources and natural treatments that have been shown in the literature to improve estrogen metabolism outcomes through the different phases.

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM EST

By Jaclyn Chasse-Smeaton, ND

Fertility 101

Learning Objectives

• Explore how to evaluate women for fertility including ordering and interpretation of conventional and functional laboratory testing
• Recognize the most common patterns of hormonal and cellular dysfunction leading to infertility
• Understand what types of products you need in your fertility dispensary for preconception, sperm health, egg health, hormonal balance, and more
• Walk away with clinical protocols for the most common causes of infertility

4:15 PM – 5:45 PM EST

Speaker Panel Discussion – Hosted by Melody Hartzler

By: Vanessa Lesneski, PharmD, BCPS, CPh, Carrie Jones, ND, MPH, Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, Jaclyn Chasse-Smeaton, ND