Dr Renee Wellenstein

Dr Renee Wellenstein Head to my website www.drreneewellenstein.com to fill out an application to work with me!

Dr. Renee is a double board-certified doctor and Ob/Gyn for over 15 years who has been helping women for over 20 years get happier and healthier hormones and babies! After experiencing her own personal health challenges, including adrenal dysfunction, weight gain, chronic pain and a low libido, she stepped outside the box of conventional medicine to take a radically different approach to heal herself from the deep depths of burnout. Throughout her journey, she balanced her hormones, regained her energy, shed unwanted pounds and revived her libido! Now Dr. Renee empowers women to take control of their health, jumpstart their energy, improve their confidence and reignite their libido — naturally!

04/08/2026

Hormone therapy is easy to prescribe...doing it well is a completely different skill set!

04/08/2026

Some studies suggest that close to 70% of women notice new or worsening joint and muscle pain as they transition through perimenopause and menopause.

Those “overnight 80” mornings often trace back to biology, not bad luck.

Estrogen helps modulate inflammatory pathways and supports cartilage and connective tissue; when it drops, inflammatory markers tend to rise and joints can become more sensitive to everyday wear and tear.

At the same time, even a modest increase in body weight in midlife can significantly increase the load across weight‑bearing joints like the knees and hips with every single step.

Layer in poor sleep, blood sugar swings, and chronic stress, and you get a nervous system that is primed to amplify pain signals instead of dampening them.

That’s why what felt like a minor annoyance in your 30s can show up as daily stiffness, swelling, or burning by your 40s.

When we connect your aches to hormones, muscle loss, inflammation, and lifestyle instead of shrugging and calling it “aging,” we open up real options—like rebuilding muscle, calming inflammation, optimizing hormones when appropriate, and giving your joints the support they actually need.

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04/08/2026

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04/07/2026

Up to 45% of women in midlife report distress about low s*xual desire, but most have never once had a real conversation with their doc about it.

If your libido vanished after 40 but you still deeply love your partner, that’s not a character flaw, it’s physiology.

Research shows that shifts in s*x hormones change blood flow, lubrication, and how easily your brain’s pleasure circuits “turn on,” which means your body may need more time, more stimulation, and more safety to even register desire.

On top of that, chronic stress and poor sleep push your nervous system into a constant fight‑or‑flight state, which naturally down‑regulates s*xual interest in favor of basic survival.

Medications like SSRIs (anti-depressants), some blood pressure drugs, and untreated thyroid or metabolic issues can further blunt arousal and or**sm, even when your relationship is strong and emotionally connected.

None of this means you’re broken or doomed; it means your brain, hormones, and tissues aren’t getting what they need to feel safe, comfortable, and responsive.

When we zoom out and look at hormones, vaginal and pelvic health, sleep, stress, and meds together, libido almost always starts to make a lot more sense—and becomes something we can actually work on, instead of something you silently blame yourself for.

04/06/2026

Up to 80% of women over 40 say they feel like a ‘different person’ by mid-afternoon – snappy, foggy, and exhausted – and it’s often blood sugar, not ‘being crazy.’

If you’re a completely different version of yourself before you eat compared to after, your brain is running on a glucose rollercoaster, not steady fuel.

As estrogen shifts in your 40s, your cells can get a bit more stubborn about insulin, which means bigger spikes and deeper crashes from the same meals you used to tolerate just fine.

Your brain feels those crashes as anxiety, irritability, doom scrolling, carb cravings, and that wired‑but‑tired feeling at night – not because you’re weak, but because your nervous system is trying to keep you alive.

The unglamorous truth is that coffee-for-breakfast, grazing instead of eating, and “wine and snacks” for dinner are pouring gasoline on the fire.

One of the first things I work on with patients isn’t a fancy test or supplement; it’s front-loading protein in the morning, eating actual meals, and pairing carbs with protein and fat so your brain isn’t constantly slamming into empty.

When your blood sugar is steadier, your mood evens out, sleep gets deeper, and your energy stops crashing so hard – which makes it much easier to see what’s really hormones, what’s really anxiety, and what’s just a hungry brain.

If you feel like a completely different person in the afternoon, this is your permission slip to stop blaming your willpower and start feeding your nervous system differently.

04/05/2026

Can't tolerate oral progesterone? You're NOT out of options.

Oral progesterone (like Prometrium) works great — but the drowsiness, bloating, and mood side effects make some women want to quit.

Here's what I use instead.

Vaginal progesterone is my first move. The same capsule you'd take orally gets inserted vaginally — and because of something called the "first uterine pass effect," it delivers higher concentrations directly to the uterus with far less getting into your bloodstream. That means better endometrial protection and fewer side effects. This is the only alternative route I trust to fully protect the uterus if you're also on estradiol.

Creams can work for symptom support for some women — but absorption is variable and uterine protection isn't guaranteed, so I use them selectively.

Not ready for a prescription yet? Certain nutrients can support your body's own progesterone production:
* Vitex (Chaste Tree Berry) — shown to support the luteal phase by influencing dopamine and LH signaling
* Magnesium — essential cofactor for progesterone synthesis
* B6 — supports the corpus luteum and helps convert B6-dependent enzymes involved in hormone production
* Zinc — supports pituitary LH release, which triggers progesterone production
* Vitamin C — concentrated in the corpus luteum and shown in studies to support progesterone levels
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These won't replace progesterone if you truly need it — but they're not nothing either.
Your options matter. Your comfort matters. And protecting your uterus is non-negotiable.

Comment “QUIZ” and I'll send you my hormone quiz to see where your hormones actually stand.

04/02/2026

Up to 70% of estrogen metabolism happens in your liver — not your ovaries.

So if you’re on estrogen and feel puffy, tender, or ragey… it might not be your dose. It might be your detox pathways.

When your liver’s sluggish from too much alcohol, blood sugar swings, or inflammation, estrogen can pile up or go down the wrong pathways—causing sore breasts, headaches, swelling, or short-fuse irritability.

I see this all the time: women told “your hormones don’t agree with you,” when the real issue is that their liver’s overwhelmed, not their estrogen’s high.

In my practice, we assess alcohol intake, meds, blood sugar, and inflammation before starting or adjusting hormones.

Then we support your liver with protein, cruciferous veggies, hydration, bile flow, and targeted supplements.

DM me the word "CALL" if you’re thinking, “This is me,” and want a doctor who helps you figure out why your hormones feel off.

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What do you get when you take a busy healthcare professional, mom of twins and have her fall off a horse and break her back? You get a woman on a mission to come back stronger than ever! That's me! I am an empowered woman who has overcome many obstacles and pivoted multiple times to finally come out on top, living the life of my dreams! As a result, I now work with women to empower THEM to take control of their health, mental wellbeing and life!