Stress can be thought of as the “spice of life,” the spark that animates and primes us for each day. The difference between stress we can handle, and stress that gets out of hand, stress vs. distress, is the difference between adrenal balance or imbalance. The latter occurs when multi-pressures of modern life call the adrenal glands to action too often. The struggle to keep up with high demand for cortisol eventually leads to adrenal fatigue.

Dr. Kelley prefers to use saliva testing to determine hormone levels in patients. In the past 20-30 years a number of research studies have validated saliva as a diagnostic medium to measure the unbound, biologically-active fraction of steroid hormones in the bloodstream. Saliva testing can help your doctor restore hormonal balance and patient quality of life using test results as a rational basis for treatment.

I’m pleased to be able to offer my patients Novasure. This is a fast and minimally invasive outpatient procedure that requires no hormonal pre-treatment. The procedure requires no down time. You can return to normal activity the very next day. It can be performed in office, at any time during your cycle and is covered by most health insurance plans.

We are excited to offer women the Essure procedure, an advancement in permanent birth control (also known as sterilization) used for years by women worldwide. In this simple procedure a soft, flexible micro-insert is placed into your fallopian tubes to create a barrier that prevents pregnancy.